24 Miss. Code. R. 2-53.9 - General Information Related to Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT)
A. The purpose of Office Based Opioid
Treatment (OBOT) services is to address the opioid crisis by increasing access
to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), reducing unmet treatment needs,
reducing opioid overdose-related deaths, and supporting the substance use
treatment continuum. This purpose is accomplished through supporting
prevention, treatment, and recovery activities for Opioid Use Disorder
(OUD).
B. OBOT refers to providing
medication and other nonpharmacologic modalities to treat OUD in outpatient
medical settings other than certified Opioid Treatment Programs
(OTPs).
C. OBOT certification is
only available to Mississippi state agencies.
D. Connections with more intensive levels of
care such as Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), Partial Hospitalization
Programs (PHP), and/or Residential Treatment that unstable persons can be
referred to when clinically indicated.
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