A couple things... Vicki Winebarger, former therapist at MI PFC, was just recently appointed PFC Indianapolis Program Director without any credentialing requirements... apparently. Here's the Indiana Code excerpt:
"Indiana follows the federal regulations which defer to accreditation standards on this
matter which require that staff have sufficient education, training and experience or any
combination thereof to enable them to perform designated functions. Physicians, nurses
and other licensed professional care providers, including counselors, must comply with
the credentialing requirements of their respective professions, although Indiana does not
have state license or certification of addiction counselors."
Now, here's an excerpt that may explain why CARF gets away with damn near everything...
"The Indiana Family Social Services Administration (FSSA) Division of Mental Health
and Addiction (DMHA) is responsible for certifying addiction treatment service
providers under Indiana Code IC 12-23-1-6 and Indiana Administrative Code 440 IAC
4.4. In 1992, the Indiana General Assembly enacted IC 12-23-13-2, which provides:
Prescribing, dispensing, or administering controlled substances for treatment of drug
abuse. DMHA Certification and Licensure section enforces the certification
requirements in conjunction with approved accrediting bodies: the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and the Council on Accreditation (COA), which are
also approved by the federal government as accrediting bodies, as required by Code of
Federal Regulations, 42 CFR Part 8.1 The federal regulations in 42 CFR Part 8 are the
responsibility of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment (CSAT), Division of Pharmacologic Therapies (DPT). DMHA serves as the
federally required State Authority (SA),2 also referred to as State Methadone Authority
(SMA). This two-level regulation by federal (SAMHSA) and state (DMHA) agencies is
mandated through 42 CFR Part 8, the federal regulations for Certification of Opioid
Treatment Programs (OTP). The term OTP has replaced “methadone clinics” since these
programs may use alternative medications."
:dose: :roflmao:
