"Medication assisted treatment" means the prescription of medications that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to assist with treatment for a substance use disorder and to support recovery for individuals receiving services in a facility licensed by the Department. Medication assisted treatment includes opioid treatment services as authorized by a Department license. see full law

No person or program may provide the services or conduct the activities described in this Section without first obtaining a license therefor from the Department, unless otherwise exempted under this Act. The Department shall, by rule, provide requirements for each of the following types of licenses and categories of service:        (a) Treatment: Categories of service authorized by a treatment license are Early Intervention, Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient/Partial Hospitalization, Subacute Residential/Inpatient, and Withdrawal Management. Medication assisted treatment that includes methadone used for an opioid use disorder can be licensed as an adjunct to any of the treatment levels of care specified in this Section. see full law

"Opioid Maintenance Therapy (OMT)" means the medical prescription, medical monitoring and dispensing of opioid compounds (such as Methadone and LAAM) as a medical adjunct to substance abuse treatment. see full law

Substance abuse treatment and intervention services as specified in Section 2060.101 of this Part shall be licensed by the Department. An organization may apply for an intervention and a treatment license at the same facility and all services authorized by both an intervention and a treatment license shall be authorized by a single license issued to that facility. Consistent with rules herein, services may be provided to adults as well as adolescents. The license certificate for the facility shall specify all levels of care and a designation of adult and or adolescent services. Individuals who are 16 and 17 may be admitted as adults and individuals who are 18, 19 and 20 may be admitted as adolescents provided that the assessment of such individuals includes justification based on the person's behavior and life experience.a)  Treatment. A treatment license issued by the Department may authorize substance abuse services as established in the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria. The level of care and category (adolescent/adult) shall be specified on the license application or, after licensure, on any application to add an additional level of care and/or category (adolescent/adult). see full law

h)  Opioid Maintenance Therapy1)  Any treatment service that uses methadone or LAAM for the treatment of opioid addiction shall comply with the provisions of 21 CFR 291.505 (2001, no later amendments or editions included).2)  The social security number for each patient shall be obtained and used in all circumstances requiring patient identification; i.e., medication logs, take-home bottles, exception requests, and general correspondence.3)  Organizations shall obtain prior written approval from the Department for exceptions as referenced in 21 CFR 505 (2001) relative to more than a three day supply of take-home medication and shall utilize the Department's Schedule H when requesting such exceptions. Documentation of each such exception granted or any other exception granted by organization staff shall be maintained in the patient record. Such documentation shall include, but need not be limited to:A)  the circumstances that made the exception necessary;B)  the dates and locations involved and the methadone or LAAM dosage; andC)  the name, title and signature of the staff person who granted the exception.4)  On the first day of each month a log listing all exceptions granted during the previous month shall be forwarded to the Department. Organizations shall also utilize medication accounting forms supplied by the Department. These forms shall be completed weekly and maintained for inspection by State and federal inspectors or investigators either on-site or via mail.5)  Triplicate medication logs for dispensing methadone or LAAM shall also be used. These logs are provided by the Department and are official prescription forms that shall be signed by the authorized prescriber and forwarded to the Department every week. Computer generated medication logs may be utilized when approved by and compatible with Department data/prescription need see full law