Narcotic treatment programs must develop and implement policies and procedures for involuntary patient terminations, which may only be initiated after all other retention efforts have failed. Grounds for involuntary termination include threats or acts of violence, unauthorized possession or distribution of controlled substances on premises, unexplained absences of three or more consecutive days, or failure to follow treatment plan objectives. Except for patients terminated due to violence, all involuntarily terminated patients must be offered at least seven days of detoxification, either at the facility or through referral to another licensed narcotic treatment program or hospital.
View official source28 Pa. Code § 715.21 - Patient termination State Regulations Compare A narcotic treatment program shall develop and implement policies and procedures regarding involuntary terminations. Involuntary terminations shall be initiated only when all other efforts to retain the patient in the program have failed. (1) A narcotic treatment program may involuntarily terminate a patient from the narcotic treatment program if it deems that the termination would be in the best interests of the health or safety of the patient and others, or the program finds any of the following conditions to exist: (i) The patient has committed or threatened to commit acts of physical violence in or around the narcotic treatment program premises. (ii) The patient possessed a controlled substance without a prescription or sold or distributed a controlled substance, in or around the narcotic treatment program premises. (iii) The patient has been absent from the narcotic treatment program for 3 consecutive days or longer without cause. (iv) The patient has failed to follow treatment plan objectives. (2) A patient terminated involuntarily, except a patient who commits or threatens to commit acts of physical violence, shall be afforded the opportunity to receive detoxification of at least 7 days. The detoxification may take place at the facility or the patient may be referred to another narcotic treatment program or hospital licensed and approved by the Department for detoxification. Notes 28 Pa. Code § 715.21 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