§ 135.973 Medication use by treatment court entrant

This rule protects people who want to join a treatment court in Oregon. Treatment courts are special court programs that help people with drug or alcohol problems instead of just punishing them.

The rule says a person cannot be turned away from a treatment court just because they take medication prescribed by a doctor to treat drug abuse or addiction. This includes medications like those used for opioid addiction treatment. If a licensed health care provider has prescribed the medication as part of treating the person's addiction, that alone cannot be used as a reason to keep them out of the program.

This means treatment courts must judge people based on other factors, not just whether they use prescribed treatment medication. It helps make sure people get access to these programs even if their recovery includes medication as part of their treatment plan.