M. A program sponsor for an opioid maintenance outpatient treatment program shall ensure that policies and procedures are developed implemented and complied with for the use of take-home medication and includes: 1. Criteria for determining when a client is ready to receive take-home medication, 2. Criteria for when a client's take-home medication is increased or decreased, 3. A requirement that take-home medication be dispensed according to federal and state law, 4. A requirement that a medical professional review a client's take-home medication regimen at intervals established in the client's treatment plan and adjust the client's dosage, as needed, 5. Procedures for safe handling and secure storage of take-home medication in a client's home, and 6. Criteria and duration of allowing a physician to prescribe a split medication regimen.
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