Illinois Laws

Requirements for Licensure and Operations of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Question:

What types of services is an OTP required to provide?

Answer:
  • Education
This answer is derived from 2 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    All programs serving persons with substance use issues licensed by the Department under this Act must provide educational information concerning treatment options for opioid addiction, including the use of a medication for the use of opioid addiction, recognition of and response to opioid overdose, and the use and administration of naloxone, to clients identified as having or seeking treatment for opioid addiction. The Department shall develop educational materials that are supported by research and updated periodically that must be used by programs to comply with this requirement. see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    b)  Initial AIDS risk reduction counseling and education services and tuberculosis information consisting of the following components:1)  Education relative to infectious disease control and HIV/AIDS that shall provide information about the etiology and transmission of HIV infection and associated risk behaviors, symptomatology and clinical progression of HIV infection and AIDS and their relationship to substance abuse behavior, prevention of transmission and risk reduction (including information about needle sharing, sexual transmission, transmission to infants, etc.), the availability of counseling and testing services, the confidentiality rights of the patient regarding counseling, testing and HIV status and relapse prevention.2)  Education relative to infectious disease control and tuberculosis that shall include information about its transmission and prevention, the importance of diagnosis, the requirement for skin testing and the interpretation of skin test results, the importance of x-rays for positive test results and HIV infected persons, the importance of treatment regimens and the basic symptoms associated with tuberculosis. see full law