The Board's purpose in approving participation in methadone maintenance is to stabilize the person in the community. The Board's intention is that as stabilization progresses, the individual will gradually reduce and ultimately eliminate the need for methadone.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 5323
Note: Authority cited: Section 3156, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 3151, 3154 and 3201(c), Welfare and Institutions Code.