💊 Addiction Medicine / MAT Clinic · South Carolina
South Carolina: medical director and delegated services for an addiction medicine or MAT clinic
Whether South Carolina 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
A physician (specific certification/credential not further enumerated in the regulation's staffing section).
Duties the rule assigns
- Authority over all medical aspects of care
- Make treatment decisions in consultation with treatment staff, consistent with patient needs, clinical protocols, and research findings
Notes
Uses the title 'Opioid Treatment Program Physician' rather than 'Medical Director,' but functions as the same role. At least one physician must be available during dosing/operating hours, in person or by telephone. Distinct from — and additional to — the federal OTP medical-director requirement (42 CFR 8.12(c)) already in force nationwide.
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