Missouri 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:
  • Behavioral health
  • Counseling
  • Job training
  • Education
  • HIV screening
  • Disease screening
  • Child care
  • Transportation services
  • Housing assistance
This answer is derived from 6 section of law
Citation:
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    (2) Available Services. Individual counseling, group education and counseling, community support, and family therapy shall be available to each person participating in substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation in accordance with the individual’s clinical needs. Day treatment shall be provided if indicated by the person’s level of care. see full law
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    (7) Codependency Counseling. Codependency counseling is a planned, face-to-face, goal-oriented therapeutic interaction with an individual or a group to address dysfunctional behaviors and life patterns associated with being a member of a family in which an individual has a substance abuse problem and is currently participating in treatment for substance abuse. see full law
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    1. Increasing employment and productive activities. Clients should be involved in employment or other productive activities. For those persons who have been in opioid treatment for six (6) months or longer, seventy percent (70%) shall be working, attending job training or school, be a homemaker, or have a medically documented disability; and see full law
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    1. Individual counseling, group education, and counseling, family therapy, community support; see full law
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    (D) Obtain laboratory testing to determine—1. Blood count and differential and chemical profile;2. Serological test for sexually transmitted disease;3. Routine and microscope urinalysis;4. Pregnancy test;5. Toxicology screening for drugs;6. Intradermal Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) test, administered and interpreted by medical staff; and7. A chest X-ray, pap smear, or screening for sickle cell disease if the examining medical personnel request these tests. see full law
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    (8) Transportation and Supports. Transportation shall be provided or arranged by the program to promote participation in treatment and rehabilitation services and to access other resources and supports in the community. Supports that are funded by the department (such as housing or child care) shall meet contractual and other applicable regulatory requirements. see full law