Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 69-12-8 - Environment and Operation8.1. Service Operation Schedule.8.1.1. Programs, especially sole practitioners of OBMAT programs, shall ensure that services are not interrupted due to staff vacations by having qualified, temporary coverage.8.1.2. Except as otherwise provided herein, the program's days of operation shall meet the needs of the OBMAT program patients served.8.1.3. The program shall notify the patients receiving medication-assisted treatment services in writing at least 30 days in advance of their intent to permanently change service hours.8.2. Payments for services rendered may be made either by Medicare, West Virginia Medicaid, private insurance, or by cash as described in this rule. Prior to directly billing a patient for any MAT treatment, the OBMAT program must comply with the provisions of W. Va. Code §16-5Y-5(e).8.3. Each OBMAT program facility shall have: 8.3.1. Sufficient space and adequate equipment for the provision of all services specified in the program's description of treatment services;8.3.2. Clean, safe, and well-maintained patient and staff areas;8.3.3. A secure room and lockable equipment for physical patient records or appropriate security mechanisms for electronic records, or both;8.3.4. Private offices or areas for patient and group therapeutic meetings, sufficient in number to address the treatment needs of the population served;8.3.5. Sufficient restrooms for the estimated patient population with areas for observation of specimen production, if necessary; and8.3.6. Adequate parking areas.8.4. Infection Control. The OBMAT program shall designate an infection control officer who shall develop, implement, and maintain an effective infection control program, based on a nationally recognized system of infection control guidelines, that protects the patients, their families and clinic personnel by early detection, prevention, and control of infections and communicable diseases.