Tennessee Laws

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

Question:

What personnel are required to be on staff for OBOT programs?

Answer:
  • Medical director
This answer is derived from 2 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    (a)    Facility Director. The governing body of each Facility shall designate in writing a facility director who is responsible for the operation of the Facility and overall compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding the operation of non-residential office-based opiate treatment programs, and for all employees at the Facility. However, non-physician facility directors shall not supervise medical staff. Facilities shall notify the TDMHSAS Office of Licensure in writing within ten (10) calendar days whenever there is a change in facility director. see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    (b)    Medical Director. The governing body of each Facility shall designate in writing a medical director to be responsible for the supervision of all medical staff at the Facility and the administration of all medical services at the Facility, including compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding the medical treatment of opioid use disorder. The medical director shall be physically present at the Facility the equivalent of twenty-five (25) percent of the time the Facility is open to the public each week. On a monthly basis, the medical director shall review ten (10) percent of the medical charts for patients currently admitted at the Facility and document each chart review. No physician may serve as medical director of more than three (3) Facilities without the prior written approval of the TDMHSAS Office of Licensure. see full law