Indiana Laws

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

Question:

Are OTP patients required to make discontinuation of medications for opioid use disorder a goal of their MOUD treatment plan?

Answer:
Yes
This answer is derived from 1 section of law
Citation:
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    (2) Perform routine evaluations to determine the readiness of a patient to reduce or discontinue treatment medication, with the goal of achieving complete abstinence, if clinically appropriate for the patient in the reasonable judgment of an OTP program physician. An OTP is responsible for ongoing relapse prevention treatment for patients who reduce or discontinue medication, either directly or through a referral to an allied clinician or treatment program. see full law