Ind. Code ch. 12-23-21

Ind. Code § 12-23-21-1 "Waiver training"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "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. As added by P.L.168-2017, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 12-23-21-2 Establishment of physician medication assisted treatment training reimbursement pilot program; administration

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to the approval of the Indiana commission to combat substance use disorder, the physician medication assisted treatment training reimbursement pilot program is established to provide reimbursement to physicians who meet the requirements of section 3 of this chapter, for the purpose of increasing the number of qualified physicians in Indiana with training in medication assisted treatment. (b) The division shall administer the program. As added by P.L.168-2017, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.114-2022, SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 12-23-21-3 Requirements; eligibility; application procedure

Sec. 3. (a) Physician training in medication assisted treatment must include the following: (1) Waiver training. (2) Training in the use of a federal Food and Drug Administration approved long acting, nonaddictive medication for the treatment of opioid dependence. (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.

Ind. Code § 12-23-21-4 Rules

Sec. 4. The division may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.168-2017, SEC.3.