[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR8.13]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 8--CERTIFICATION OF OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart B--Certification and Treatment Standards
 
Sec. 8.13  Revocation of accreditation and accreditation body approval.

    (a) SAMHSA action following revocation of accreditation. If an 
accreditation body revokes an OTP's accreditation, SAMHSA may conduct an 
investigation into the reasons for the revocation. Following such 
investigation, SAMHSA may determine that the OTP's certification should 
no longer be in effect, at which time SAMHSA will initiate procedures to 
revoke the facility's certification in accordance with Sec. 8.14. 
Alternatively, SAMHSA may determine that another action or combination 
of actions would better serve the public health, including the 
establishment and implementation of a corrective plan of action that 
will permit the certification to continue in effect while the OTP seeks 
reaccreditation.
    (b) Accreditation body approval. (1) If SAMHSA withdraws the 
approval of an accreditation body under Sec. 8.6, the certifications of 
OTPs accredited by such body shall remain in effect for a period of 1 
year after the date of withdrawal of approval of the accreditation body, 
unless SAMHSA determines that to protect public health or safety, or 
because the accreditation body fraudulently accredited treatment 
programs, the certifications of some or all of the

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programs should be revoked or suspended or that a shorter time period 
should be established for the certifications to remain in effect. SAMHSA 
may extend the time in which a certification remains in effect under 
this paragraph on a case-by-case basis.
    (2) Within 1 year from the date of withdrawal of approval of an 
accreditation body, or within any shorter period of time established by 
SAMHSA, OTPs currently accredited by the accreditation body must obtain 
accreditation from another accreditation body. SAMHSA may extend the 
time period for obtaining reaccreditation on a case-by-case basis.