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9108 MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
Medication management shall include the coordination and evaluation of medications consumed by beneficiaries, and shall include monitoring potential side effects, drug interactions, compliance with doses, and efficacy of medications.
Medication management shall also include evaluation of a patient’s need for Medication Assisted Treatment as described in § 9109, the provision of prescriptions, and ongoing medical monitoring and evaluation related to the use of the psychoactive drugs.
A unit of medication management service shall be one (1) fifteen (15) minute increment, pursuant to billing criteria established by DHCF.
Medication management shall not be conducted in conjunction with substance abuse counseling.
Medication management shall not exceed ninety-six (96) units per treatment episode.
Medication management services shall be provided at substance abuse treatment facilities and programs certified by APRA; community-based setting otherwise approved or designated by APRA; or private practice offices of individuals authorized to provide medication management services according to their licensure pursuant to the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1201.01, et seq. (2007 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)).
Medication management shall be delivered by the following qualified practitioners:
A physician; or
An advance practice registered nurse or physician assistant who is supervised by qualified physicians.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 11144 (September 28, 2012).