💊 Addiction Medicine / MAT Clinic · Mississippi
Mississippi: medical director for a addiction medicine / mat clinic
Whether Mississippi requires a physician medical director for a addiction medicine / mat clinic, the qualifications, duties and the rule it comes from.
Qualifications
Physician licensed in Mississippi; American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) or American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) certified, or a comparable accreditation approved by the Department of Mental Health; must hold a DEA registration for prescribing opioid treatment medication.
Duties the rule assigns
- Administers and supervises all medical services performed by the program, directly or by delegation to authorized program physicians/healthcare professionals under the Medical Director's supervision
- Ensures the program complies with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding medical treatment of opioid addiction
Notes
Must be on-site as needed to complete medical needs per standard medical practice, and available by phone/continuously (24/7) otherwise — not a fixed on-site schedule, but more than pure telecommunication availability. Applies to licensed Opioid Treatment Programs (methadone/OTP), not office-based buprenorphine prescribing outside an OTP — confirm which model a given client operates under.
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Every agreement Mississippi names · Addiction Medicine / MAT Clinic in other states