May a Department of Corrections medical staff administer methadone to incarcerated, pregnant, opioid dependent women during the course of their pregnancy without a separate registration as an NTP?
Methadone may be administered in such circumstances when the following conditions are met. A practitioner, or authorized hospital staff, may administer or dispense narcotic drugs in a hospital to maintain or detoxify a person as an incidental adjunct to medical or surgical treatment of conditions other than addiction. Pregnancy is recognized as a medical condition by both DEA and FDA, and, therefore, this would be considered medical treatment of a condition other than addiction. Such medical treatment is allowed “in a hospital” or institutional setting. However, the Department of Corrections must be licensed by both the state and DEA as a clinic, a hospital, or a hospital/clinic.
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