Indiana Code 12-23-21-3. Requirements; eligibility; application procedure
(1) Waiver training.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-23-21-3
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- waiver training: refers to an eight (8) hour training program required under the federal Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 for a qualified physician to prescribe schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances in settings other than an opioid treatment program for the treatment of opioid use disorders. See Indiana Code 12-23-21-1
(3) Treatment protocols containing best practice guidelines for the treatment of opiate dependent patients as developed under IC 12-23-18-7.5(b).
(b) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 is eligible to participate in the reimbursement pilot program established under this chapter if the physician meets all of the following requirements:
(1) At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the physician’s practice is providing obstetrics and gynecology services to pregnant women.
(2) The physician has not received the waiver training and meets all of the requirements for obtaining the training.
(3) The physician agrees to and receives the training in medication assisted treatment.
(c) The division shall determine the number of physicians approved for reimbursement under the reimbursement pilot program based on the availability of funds. The division shall apply for and seek any grants or funding available to fund the reimbursement pilot program.
(d) The division shall establish the procedure a physician must follow in order to apply for and receive reimbursement under the reimbursement pilot program.
As added by P.L.168-2017, SEC.3.