Narcotic treatment programs in Pennsylvania must implement a patient identification system to verify each patient's identity before administering any agent. Programs are required to maintain an on-site photograph of every patient that includes the patient's name and date of birth, and must update that photograph at least every three years.
View official source28 Pa. Code § 715.13 - Patient identification State Regulations Compare (a) A narcotic treatment program shall use a system for patient identification for the purpose of verifying the correct identity of a patient prior to administration of an agent. (b) A narcotic treatment program shall maintain onsite a photograph of each patient which includes the patient's name and birth date. The narcotic treatment program shall update the photograph every 3 years. Notes 28 Pa. Code § 715.13 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