💊 Addiction Medicine / MAT Clinic · Louisiana
Louisiana: medical director and delegated services for an addiction medicine or MAT clinic
Whether Louisiana requires a physician medical director for an addiction medicine or MAT clinic, the qualifications, duties, and what the state says about the staff who deliver protocol-driven services.
Qualifications
Physician, APRN, or medical psychologist (MP) with a current, unrestricted Louisiana license and ≥2 years of qualifying experience treating psychiatric disorders — the same general behavioral-health-provider standard, not a separately codified addiction-specific qualification.
Duties the rule assigns
- Write and approve all prescription medication orders
- Provide consultative and on-call coverage to ensure client health and safety
- Oversee medication management, treatment protocols, and medical safety
- Participate in policy development
Notes
Substance use and addiction treatment programs are licensed under the same overarching Behavioral Health Service Providers framework as psychiatric and behavioral health (LAC 48:I.5643) rather than a separately titled addiction-specific medical-director rule. Opioid treatment programs carry additional clinical-supervisor requirements (LAC 48:I, Ch. 56 Subchapter O); confirm those before relying on this for an OTP or methadone clinic.
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