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. Docusign Envelope lD: 700826AD-3CE3-815C-8194-013EF364AA04 <br />Though MOUD/MAUD must not be discontinued on a policy or administrative basis because of the presence <br />of othlr illicit or controlled substances, administration of the community-based MOUD or MAUD may be <br />adjusted if clinically necessary due to pharmacologic risks of drug-drug interaction. <br />tr Contractor shall screen for OUD and AUD without physical dependence (i.e., without a risk of acute <br />withdrawal) and history of opioid overdose, soon after intake. <br />n Educate individuals on treatment choices and the process for continuation of access to MOUD/MAUD <br />during incarceration and upon release. <br />I Make available and offer treatment using some formulation of methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone <br />based on a mutually agreed-upon plan between the prescriber and the individual. The.plan must take <br />into consideration, among other clinically relevant factors, the availability of specific medications at their <br />residence of release. <br />. Contractor may provide naltrexone or buprenorphine in oral formulation,'with or without naloxone <br />while the individual is incarcerated but must offer an oralformulation of buprenorphine WITH <br />naloxone unless there is a clinical reason not to do so, e.9., the individual is allergic to naloxone at <br />release. <br />n Contractor shall not allow an individual to undergo opioid'withdrawal, including withdrawal using a <br />tapering dose of buprenorphine or methadone, unless the individual provides an lnformed Refusal of <br />continuing maintenance MOUD treatment after withdrawing or the individual elects MOUD treatment <br />with naltrexone. <br />. ln either case, Contractor will offer the individualtapering doses of buprenorphine or methadone <br />supplemented, as necessary, with alpha-2 adrenergic agonists (e.9., lofexidine), anti-emetics, anti- <br />diarrheals, analgesics, fluid and electrolyte replacement (e 9., Gatorade@)). <br />. lnitiation of buprenorphine or methadone, whether for maintenance or for withdrawal, must not be <br />delayed for administrative reasons, e.g., unavailability of a prescriber, beyond when they are <br />clinically indicated to be started. <br />2, DURING INCARCERATION <br />tr Offer initiation of maintenance MOUD/MAUD to individuals who did not start MOUD/MAUD for acute <br />opioid or alcohol withdrawal.as identified at intake, e.g., individuals with OUD but without physical <br />dependence, or'individuals with AUD who underwent withdrawal. <br />. For all individuals initiation should begin soon enough to attempt stabilization of dosing prior to <br />release. <br />. For.individuals with a history of opioid overdose, initiation should begin as soon as possible after <br />identified. <br />tr Educate individuals on treatment choices and the process for continuation of access to MOUD/MAUD <br />during incarceration and.upon release. <br />tr Contractor shall not use alternate-day or "balloon" dosing of buprenorphine (i.e., administering a dose <br />of medlcation on one (1) day which is intended to last for two (2) or more days). <br />tr Administer methadone and buprenorphine more often than one dose daily if clinically necessary, e'9., <br />in some pregnant or post-partum individuals, those who metabolize the medication faster, and <br />individuals who have side effects from large single doses. <br />HCA Contract No. K5885-05 Page 11 of 13