Federal Regulations & Accreditation Resources

Federal Regulations & Documents

Code of Federal Regulations.

Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate Addiction; Final Rule 21 CRF 291, 42 CRF 8. (Text)

Federal Regulations (PDF Format) .

Code of Federal Regulations.

Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records (PDF Format).

CSAT Accreditation Page.

CSAT Guidelines for the accreditation of opioid treatment programs.

Accreditation of Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Assuring Quality of Care.

SAMHSA Press Release. 
New Federal Regulations Issued to Improve Methadone Treatment
January 17, 2001.

SAMHSA Press Release. 
Fact Sheet: Improving Quality and Oversight of Methadone Treatment
January 16, 2001.

New Take Home Regulations.

Compare Old Take Home Regulations.

Department of Health & Human Services. 
Federal Register Notice about the use of methadone and levo-alpha-acetyl-methadol (LAAM) in the treatment of opioid dependence
March 6, 2001.

Opioid Treatment Program Certification.

Announcement of Accreditation Body Approvals
Federal Register December 3, 2001.

SAMHSA news release. 
Accreditation bodies
December 5, 2001.

SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 
Dear Colleague letter subject from Dr. Westley Clark, Director
December 4, 2001.

SAMHSA Legislation/Regulations.

Federation of State Medical Boards.
Model Policy Guidelines for Opioid Addiction Treatment.

Resources Office Based Opioid Treatment.

Old Regulations

Richard A. Rettig and Adam Yarmolinsky. 
Federal Regulation of Methadone Treatment
National Academy Press, 1995.  
Complete, browsable text of this book.

Federal Agencies

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment CSAT
CSAT OTP Hotline 1-866-INFO-OTP

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA

National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA

Accrediting Agencies

CARF – Accreditation

CARF Methadone Program Guidelines

CARF Feedback Form

Complaint Line (520)-325-1044

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO
Complaint Line JCAHO 1-800-994-6610

Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services COA

Washington Department of Social and Health Services Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Important Agencies & Links

Federal Register FR

American Association for the Treatment of Opiate Dependence AATOD

National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors NASADAD

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