[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 232 (Monday, December 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 60215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29839]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

[Docket No. 98N-0617]
RIN 0910-AA52


Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of 
Opiate Addiction; Notice of Approval of Accreditation Organizations for 
Opioid Treatment Programs Under 42 CFR Part 8

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) is announcing the approval of four accreditation organizations 
under new opioid treatment program regulations. Under the provisions of 
the new regulations which went into effect on May 18, 2001, opioid 
treatment programs must apply to one of these approved accreditation 
organization as a condition of SAMHSA certification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Reuter, Center for Substance 
Abuse Treatment (CSAT), SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD, 20857, 301-443-0457, e-mail: [email protected]. For 
further information on accreditation issues contact Raymond Hylton, 
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-443-6502, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New regulations effective May 18, 2001 (66 
FR 15347, March 19, 2001, see also 66 FR 4092, January 17, 2001) 
establish an accreditation based regulatory system for opioid treatment 
programs (OTPs) that use methadone or ORLAAM for the maintenance or 
detoxification treatment of opiate addiction. Under 42 CFR 8.3, 
interested private nonprofit organizations or State governmental 
entities can submit applications to become accreditation bodies under 
the new rules. Four entities submitted applications and have been 
determined by SAMHSA under 42 CFR 8.3(d) to substantially meet the 
conditions for approval.
    1. CARF * * * The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission, 4891 
East Grant, Tucson, Arizona 60181, telephone: 520-325-1044, fax: 520-
318-1129, Web site: http://www.carf.org/CARF.
    2. Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services, 120 
Wall Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10005, telephone: 212-797-
3000, fax: 212-797-1428, Web site: http://www.coanet.org.
    3. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 
One Renaissance Boulevard, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181, telephone: 
630-792-5800, fax: 630-792-5005, Web site: http://www.jcaho.org.
    4. Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Washington Department 
of Social and Health Services, Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, 
P.O. Box 45330 (Mail Stop 45330), Olympia, Washington 98504-5330, 
telephone: 360-438-8056, fax: 360-407-5318, Web site: http://www-app2.wa.gov/dshs/dasa.
    SAMHSA is providing this notice to OTPs and others to facilitate 
accreditation applications as necessary for certification under the 
provisional and transitional certification provisions of Subpart B of 
the new regulation (see 42 CFR 8.11(a), (d), and (e)). OTPs with 
transitional certification must apply to an approved accreditation body 
no later than March 4, 2002. SAMHSA is also notifying OTPs directly 
about the approval of these four accreditation organizations and will 
notify OTPs of future approvals in a similar manner.
    Additional information on accreditation and related issues can be 
obtained from the SAMHSA/CSAT Web page at www.opat.samhsa.gov or by 
writing to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, CSAT Office of Pharmacologic and Alternative Therapies, 
Attention: OTP Accreditation Program, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12-105, 
Rockville, MD 20857.

    Dated: November 27, 2001.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, SAMHSA.
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