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  1. Methadone Clinic Business Plan [Sample Template]

    Marketing promotion expenses for the grand opening of Jason Collins® Methadone Clinic, Inc. in the amount of $3,500 and as well as flyer printing (2,000 flyers at $0.04 per copy) for the total amount of - $3,580. The cost for hiring business consultant - $2,500.

  2. PDF Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment Programs

    Drug Administration." Currently, these drugs are methadone and pharmaceutical products containing buprenorphine, hereafter referred to as buprenorphine. The regulations apply equally to both of these medications, with the only difference being the time and treatment requirement for unsupervised dosing spelled out in 42 CFR § 8.12(i)(3).

  3. Investors See Big Opportunities In Opioid Addiction Treatment

    It has more than 100 inpatient detox and rehab centers and runs 110 opioid treatment programs, better known as methadone clinics, which it bought from private equity firm Bain Capital in 2014 for ...

  4. Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)

    SAMHSA's OTP Compliance Officers will review all documentation to confirm the OTP is eligible for certification to provide treatment under 42 CFR 8. Programs seeking provisional certification as an OTP must use the online Form SMA-162: Application for Certification to Use Opioid Drugs in a Treatment Program. Each application requires different ...

  5. SAMSHA loosens regulations on methadone treatment centers

    T he federal government is unveiling new regulations meant to modernize methadone treatment, the first major update to patient care standards at methadone clinics in more than 20 years. The new ...

  6. Opioid Treatment Programs: SAMHSA Makes Permanent Regulatory

    On February 1, 2024, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced a final rule updating the regulations regarding Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) as part of the Biden Administration's Overdose Prevention Strategy. These announced changes are the first update ...

  7. New Methadone Treatment Regulations Should Be Complemented By Payment

    The overdose and addiction crisis continues to intensify, taking the lives of more than 100,000 Americans in 2021. Despite strong evidence that the three Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...

  8. Statutes, Regulations, and Guidelines

    Federal statutes, regulations, and guidelines govern medications for opioid addiction. SAMHSA's Division of Pharmacologic Therapies (DPT), part of SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), manages the day-to-day oversight activates required to implement federal regulations surrounding the use medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) such as methadone and ...

  9. Facts about Opioid Treatment Program Accreditation

    Diversion Control Plan: Each OTP should have a plan that lists the steps taken to reduce the risk of medication diversion by patients, staff and others who have access to the program (e.g., delivery agents, patient families and friends, and others in the building). The plan should be reviewed by leadership and staff at least annually.

  10. HHS Announces Funding for Substance Use Treatment and Prevention

    Grants to Focus on Increasing Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment for People Battling Opioid Use Disorder. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is announcing two grant programs totaling $25.6 million that will expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder and ...

  11. PDF Washington State Opioid Treatment Program 2024 Guide

    An Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) is a behavioral health treatment agency which is licensed by the state and federal government. The program ofers both counseling services and medical services to all clients who attend. client who attends the program receives their medication and doses to take home directly from the OTP site, instead of a pharmacy.

  12. DEA's Commitment to Expanding Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment

    Phone Number: (571) 776-2508. WASHINGTON - Today, Administrator Anne Milgram announced the Drug Enforcement Administration's continued commitment to expanding access to medication-assisted treatment to help those suffering from substance use disorder. "In this moment, when the United States is suffering tens of thousands of opioid-related ...

  13. The New Mobile Methadone Rules And What They Mean For Treatment Access

    On June 28, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) released new rules that will allow for DEA-registered OTPs to establish and operate mobile methadone vans without obtaining a separate DEA ...

  14. Bridge Clinic Model for Methadone Initiation Leads to High Linkage and

    BOSTON - According to a new study from Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction, methadone administration for opioid withdrawal with direct opioid treatment program admission under the "72-hour rule" is possible in an outpatient bridge clinic and resulted in a high number of completed referrals to opioid treatment programs, along with high one-month retention rates. The ...

  15. "It's like 'liquid handcuffs": The effects of take-home dosing policies

    Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) is widely recognized as one of the most effective ways of reducing risk of overdose, arrest, and transmission of blood-borne viruses like HIV and HCV among people that use opioids. Yet, MMT's use of restrictive take-home dose policies that force most patients to attend their clinic on a daily, or near-daily, basis may be unpopular with many patients and ...

  16. SAMHSA Announces Funding Opportunities for Grants Addressing Substance

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is announcing Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for five grant programs aimed at preventing substance misuse and treating substance use disorder (SUD) throughout the nation. The grant opportunities total about $73.4 million and align with the Biden ...

  17. Methadone to treat opioid addiction will be easier to get soon under

    "Ultimately, tethering methadone exclusively to opioid treatment programs is less about access, or health and safety, but about control, and for many investors in those programs, it is about ...

  18. What is a methadone clinic / are they free?

    Methadone clinics are not free; however, public methadone clinics are usually more affordable. More than 2 million people in the U.S. abuse opioids and more than 90 Americans die of an opioid overdose every day. Methadone is a long-acting synthetic opioid that may be used to treat opioid addiction and chronic pain.

  19. Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program (MMTP)

    Self and professional referrals are welcome. We also accept transfers from other methadone programs. If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment, please call (718) 470-8950. The Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program (MMTP) provides voluntary, long-term pharmacological treatment to those struggling with opioid addiction.

  20. First on CNN: To 'meet people where they are,' HHS to allow opioid

    A final rule, scheduled to publish Friday, will update the OTP regulations.The updates include expanding eligibility for patients to take home doses of their methadone treatment, allowing them to ...

  21. Opioid Treatment Program Directory

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  22. Opioid Treatment Programs: A Key Treatment System Component

    The most effective treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) are the three prescription medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone—that are proved to increase a patient's treatment retention and reduce illicit use and the risk of overdose. 1 The only facilities legally able ...

  23. Overview of Opioid Treatment Program Regulations by State

    Overview. Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) are the only health care facilities that can offer patients all three forms of FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder (OUD): methadone, buprenorphine, and injectable extended-release naltrexone. 1 But Pew found that nearly all states have rules governing OTPs that are not based in evidence and ...