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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services
Chapter 105. Rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
1/3/2025

12VAC35-105-1824. Other security controls for mobile MATs.

A. Individuals enrolled in a mobile MAT program shall wait in an area that is physically separated from the narcotic storage and dispensing area by a physical entrance, such as a door or other entryway. Individuals served must wait outside of a mobile MAT program component if that conveyance does not have seating or a reception area that is separated from the narcotic storage and dispensing area. This requirement shall be enforced by the provider and all provider employees.

B. All mobile MAT programs shall comply with standards established by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services respecting the quantities of narcotic drugs that may be provided to persons enrolled in a mobile MAT program for unsupervised use.

C. Provider personnel who are authorized to dispense controlled substances for narcotic treatment shall ensure proper security measures and patient dosage. The mobile MAT program shall comply with U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) security requirements.

D. Any controlled substances being transported for disposal from the dispensing location of a mobile MAT program shall be secured and disposed of in compliance with 21 CFR Part 1317 and all other applicable federal, state, tribal, and local laws and regulations.

E. A conveyance used as part of a mobile MAT program may only be supplied with narcotic drugs by the DEA registered MAT that operates the conveyance. No persons permitted to dispense controlled substances to a mobile MAT shall:

1. Receive controlled substances from other mobile MAT programs or any other entity;

2. Deliver controlled substances to other mobile MAT programs or any other entity; or

3. Conduct reverse distribution of controlled substances on a mobile MAT program.

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 5, eff. December 5, 2024; Errata, 41:6 VA.R. 756 November 4, 2024.

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