Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.1353 - Medical director
Rule 1353.
(1)
An applicant or licensee for methadone or residential withdrawal management
service categories shall have a physician as the medical director. The medical
director shall oversee all medical services performed by the program. For a
program where there is only 1 physician, that physician is considered the
medical director for purposes of these rules.
(2) The medical director shall comply with
either of the following:
(a) Be certified in
addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine by a recognized board of the
American Board of Medical Specialties, including the American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Board of Preventive Medicine or have
held a prior certification by the American Board of Addiction
Medicine.
(b) Received 30 hours of
continuing medical education and training accredited by the Accrediting Council
for Continuing Medical Education within 1 year after the date of hire in
addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine through continuing medical education
offered by the American Board of Medical Specialties, American Board of
Preventative Medicine, American Society of Addiction Medicine, American Academy
of Addiction Psychiatry, American Association for Treatment of Opioid
Dependence, American Association of Osteopathic Addiction Medicine, the
Michigan counterparts of these organizations, or other national or state
programs acknowledged and accepted by the department.
(3) The medical director shall demonstrate
ongoing accredited education related to substance use disorders comprised of 30
hours every 3 years.
(4) The
medical director is responsible for all of the following activities as outlined
in written policy and procedures or the position description for the medical
director:
(a) Developing admission
criteria.
(b) Developing treatment
protocols.
(c) Ensuring adequacy of
individual treatment prescriptions developed with the participation of
professional staff, to include notations of contraindications and
precautions.
(d) Providing or
arranging for daily medical coverage to meet recipient needs.
(e) Determining the credentials of other
physicians working under the medical director.
(f) Determining the credentials of clinicians
who may prescribe pharma-therapies.
(5) The medical director shall provide
oversight of all program physicians, physician's assistants, or advanced
practice registered nurses.
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Rule 1353.
(1) An applicant or licensee for methadone or residential withdrawal management service categories shall have a physician as the medical director. The medical director shall oversee all medical services performed by the program. For a program where there is only 1 physician, that physician is considered the medical director for purposes of these rules.
(2) The medical director shall comply with either of the following:
(a) Be certified in addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine by a recognized board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, including the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Board of Preventive Medicine or have held a prior certification by the American Board of Addiction Medicine.
(b) Received 30 hours of continuing medical education and training accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education within 1 year after the date of hire in addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine through continuing medical education offered by the American Board of Medical Specialties, American Board of Preventative Medicine, American Society of Addiction Medicine, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, American Association for Treatment of Opioid Dependence, American Association of Osteopathic Addiction Medicine, the Michigan counterparts of these organizations, or other national or state programs acknowledged and accepted by the department.
(3) The medical director shall demonstrate ongoing accredited education related to substance use disorders comprised of 30 hours every 3 years.
(4) The medical director is responsible for all of the following activities as outlined in written policy and procedures or the position description for the medical director :
(a) Developing admission criteria.
(b) Developing treatment protocols.
(c) Ensuring adequacy of individual treatment prescriptions developed with the participation of professional staff , to include notations of contraindications and precautions.
(d) Providing or arranging for daily medical coverage to meet recipient needs.
(e) Determining the credentials of other physicians working under the medical director .
(f) Determining the credentials of clinicians who may prescribe pharma-therapies.
(5) The medical director shall provide oversight of all program physicians, physician 's assistants, or advanced practice registered nurses.