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Action in the Regulatory Arena

2018

Primary Focus Narcotic Treatment Programs
Agency Department of Community Health
Title/Description Narcotic Treatment Programs Central Registry
Citation Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111–8–53–.19
Summary

To prevent simultaneous enrollment of a patient in more than one program, all programs shall participate in the Central Registry approved by the Department and operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and shall comply with any policies, procedures or rules of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities which are associated with the Central Registry. Patients must be informed of the program’s participation in the Central Registry, and prior to initiating a Central Registry inquiry, the program must obtain the patient’s signed consent. Reports received by the Central Registry shall be treated as confidential and shall not be released except to a licensed program or as required by law. Information made available by the Central Registry to program shall also be treated as confidential.
To prevent simultaneous enrollment of persons in different programs located in different states, if a program operates within 125 miles of any adjoining state and that stat also has a Central Registry, the program shall participate in the Central Registry of the adjoining state, if available.

Effective Date 3/7/2018
Notes

Original Rule entitled “Central Registry” adopted Sep. 9, 2013. Amended Feb. 15, 2018, effective March 7, 2018.

6/2015

The Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner issued a bulletin (pdf | Get Adobe® Reader®) informing plans of their requirements for covering autism services. It specifically stated that plans must cover $30,000 per year of applied behavior analysis for children with autism through age 6. It also notified plans that the Office would be collecting information from them about autism coverage for the Office’s annual report on autism coverage.

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