This regulation establishes staffing requirements for narcotic treatment programs in Pennsylvania, specifying nurse-to-patient ratios based on whether the program uses an automated or manual dispensing system (1:200 or 1:150, respectively). It also requires that sufficient dispensing staff be available to ensure all patients receive their medication within 15 minutes of arrival at the dispensing area. Operators must ensure qualified personnel authorized to administer or dispense controlled substances are on staff in adequate numbers.
View official source28 Pa. Code § 715.7 - Dispensing or administering staffing State Regulations Compare (a) A narcotic treatment program shall be staffed as follows: (1) If it operates an automated dispensing system, one full-time nurse or other person authorized by law to administer or dispense a controlled substance shall be available for every 200 patients. (2) If it operates a manual or nonautomatic dispensing system, one full-time nurse or other person authorized by law to administer or dispense a controlled substance shall be available for every 150 patients. (b) Dispensing time shall be prorated for patient census. There shall be sufficient dispensing staff to ensure that all patients are medicated within 15 minutes of arrival at the dispensing area. Notes 28 Pa. Code § 715.7 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox