Methadone Take-Home Supply Limit (Opioid Treatment Program)
The federal ceiling on methadone take-home doses in an opioid treatment program.
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Example
- Medication
- Methadone
- Admission date
- 2026-10-01
- Date the supply would be dispensed
- 2026-10-15
- Proposed take-home supply
- 14 days
Result: Methadone take-home ceiling on treatment day 15: 14 days.
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What you enter
- Medication
- Admission date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Date the supply would be dispensed (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Treatment day, in place of the two dates
- Proposed take-home supply
- State ceiling, if lower
- Total methadone dose on the first day
How this is calculated
Citation
42 CFR 8.12(i): methadone take-home supply limited to 7 days during the first 14 days of treatment, 14 days from 15 days, and 28 days from 31 days; the limits do not apply to buprenorphine products. 42 CFR 8.12(h)(3)(ii): a first-day total over 50 mg needs documented rationale. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.