91Staffing

91 Staffing

91 Staffing

(1) A facility must have—

(a) a medical practitioner who has experience in opioid treatment and managing detoxification, including severe withdrawal management, on staff or on call at all times, and

(b) a medical practitioner on duty for 4 hours after an induction procedure is carried out on a patient, and

(c) a medical practitioner on duty or on call between 4 hours and 48 hours after an induction procedure is carried out on a patient.

(2) A facility must have sufficient nursing staff on duty at all times, including—

(a) a nursing staff to patient ratio of at least 1:2 for 8 hours after an induction procedure is carried out on a patient, and

(b) a nursing staff to patient ratio of at least 1:4 between 8 hours and 24 hours after an induction procedure is carried out on a patient.