Texas Opioid Treatment Alliance

Ethical Cannon

(adopted from the American Methadone Treatment Association, Inc.)

 Texas Opioid Treatment Alliance resolves that this program will:

• Ensure that patients are treated with compassion, respect and dignity

regardless of race, creed, age, sex, handicaps or sexual orientation.

• Retain competent and responsible personnel who will adhere to a strict 

code of professional ethics including but not limited to the prohibition of

fraternization with patients, exploitation of patients and criminal behavior.

• Subscribe to the treatment principles as published in the CSAT State

Methadone Treatment Guidelines, which serve as a resource in making

therapeutic treatment decisions.

• Provide patients with accurate and complete information regarding

methadone treatment, the nature of available services and the availability

of alternative treatment modalities prior to admission and throughout the

treatment process.

• Ensure that discharge from treatment is conducted in accordance with

sound and medically acceptable practice.  The patient will be assured of

due process if the discharge is administrative in nature.

 

• Provide a safe and clean environment for patients and staff that is

conducive to the therapeutic process.

• Remain in compliance with the required Federal, State and local 

operating standards.

• Take all necessary and appropriate measures to maintain individual

patient records and information in a confidential and professional manner.

• Strive to maintain good relations with its surrounding community and

pursue every reasonable action to encourage responsible patient behavior

and community safety.