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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 22. HEALTH |
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SubTilte 22-A. MENTAL HEALTH |
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Chapter 22-A63. CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PROVIDERS |
Section 22-A6342. SPECIALTY SERVICE: MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
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6342 SPECIALTY SERVICE: MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
6342.1 Medication Management shall include the coordination and evaluation of medications consumed by clients, monitoring potential side effects, drug interactions, compliance with doses, and efficacy of medications.
6342.2 Medication Management also includes the evaluation of a client’s need for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), the provision of prescriptions, and ongoing medical monitoring/evaluation related to the use of psychoactive drugs.
6342.3 Medication Management is used to inform treatment and to assist with withdrawal management, as clinically appropriate.
6342.4 All providers certified as MAT or Level 3 providers must be able to provide Medication Management.
6342.5 Medication Management requires in-person interaction with the client and may not be conducted at the same or overlapping times as any other service.
6342.6 The Qualified Practitioner performing the Medication Management service or the clinical care coordinator, if not the same individual, must coordinate with the client’s primary care practitioner unless the client’s record documents that the client refused to provide consent for the coordination.
6342.7 Documentation of Medication Management services shall include an encounter note and appropriately completed medication fields in the record, if applicable.
6342.8 Medication Management may be provided by the following:
(a)Qualified Physicians;
(b)Psychologists (for providers not operating pursuant to a Human Care Agreement);
(c) APRNs;
(c)RNs;
(d)LPNs;
(e)PAs;
(f)LICSWs;
(g)LISWs;
(h)LGSWs;
(b) LPCs;
(c) LGPCs (only for providers not operating under a Human Care Agreement); and
(k)CAC Is and IIs, within the scope of their respective licenses.
6342.9 For providers with a Human Care Agreement with the Department, Medication Management shall be billed in increments of fifteen (15)-minute units. No more than ninety-six (96) units may be billed per LOC. Medication Management shall not be billed on the same day as MMIIWM.