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Federal Agencies Involved in Regulation and Delivery
of Methadone Treatment Services

Agency Contact Role or Activities
Office for Treatment Improvement (OTI) 301/443-5053Service demonstration projects

Development of State policy guidelines and treatment

protocols

Technical assistance to States and programs

(Methadone Treatment Improvement Project)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 301/443-6245 Development of treatment standards regulations for

dispensing narcotic drugs to treat addiction (with FDA)

Development of performance-based reporting system for

MMT programs (Methadone Treatment Quality Assurance

System)

Methadone clinical research/demonstration grants

Cost-effectiveness studies

Development of new medications for treating addictions

Training courses for treatment center staffs

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 301/443-4177 Inspection and enforcement of methadone programs for

compliance with Federal standards regulations

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 301/443-2086

301/443-0652

Primary care\substance abuse grants (with NIDA)

Ryan White Care Program

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 404/639-3311 Policy and program leadership for HIV/AIDS,

tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, and other

infectious diseases

HIV/AIDS service demonstration projects

Indian Health Service (IHS) 505/766-2115 Service provider
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 202/307-7250 Registration of practitioners using methadone to treat

narcotic addiction

Regulation of methadone as a controlled substance

(programs and providers)

Approval of waivers of regulatory requirements

Approval of narcotic treatment programs

Approval of any narcotic drug used for treating narcotic

addiction

Approval of changes in laboratories used for urine testing by

methadone treatment programs

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 202/535-7316 Service providers
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) 202/467-9890 National policy coordination

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