N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45H-11.4 - Security requirements

(a) Applicants to conduct a narcotic treatment program shall comply with the general security requirements as provided in N.J.A.C. 13:45H-2.1.

(b) In addition to the security requirements required in (a) above, all manufacturing activities (including processing, packaging and labeling) involving controlled substances listed in any schedule and all activities of compounders shall be conducted in accordance with the following:

1. The acceptance of delivery of narcotic substances by a narcotic treatment program shall be made only by a licensed practitioner employed at the facility or other authorized individuals designated in writing. At the time of delivery, the licensed practitioner or other authorized individual in writing (excluding persons currently or previously dependent on narcotic drugs), shall sign for the narcotics and place his specific title (if any) on any invoice. Copies of these signed invoices shall be kept by the distributor.

2. Narcotics dispensed or administered at a narcotic treatment program will be dispensed or administered directly to the patient by either the licensed practitioner or a registered nurse under direction of the licensed practitioner, a licensed practical nurse under the direction of the licensed practitioner, or a pharmacist under the direction of the licensed practitioner.

3. Persons enrolled in a narcotic treatment program will be required to wait in an area physically separated from the narcotic storage and dispensing area.

4. All narcotic treatment programs must comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:2G-21 through 30; and with standards established by the Secretary of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (after consultation with the Drug Enforcement Administration) respecting the quantities of narcotic drugs which may be provided to persons enrolled in a narcotic treatment program for unsupervised use.

5. The Division may exercise discretion regarding the degree of security required in narcotic treatment programs based on such factors as the location of a program, the number of physicians, staff members and security guards. Similarly, such factors will be taken into consideration when evaluating existing security at a narcotic treatment program.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45H-11.4

Amended by R.2002 d.276, effective 8/19/2002.
See: 33 N.J.R. 2754(a), 34 N.J.R. 3024(a).
In (b), substituted "(a) above" for "subsection (a) of this section" in the introductory paragraph, rewrote 4, and substituted "The Department" for "The New Jersey State Department of Health" in 5.