South Carolina: what a medical director of a addiction medicine / mat clinic must do

A physician (specific certification/credential not further enumerated in the regulation's staffing section).

• Authority over all medical aspects of care
• Make treatment decisions in consultation with treatment staff, consistent with patient needs, clinical protocols, and research findings

Uses the title 'Opioid Treatment Program Physician' rather than 'Medical Director,' but functions as the same role. At least one physician must be available during dosing/operating hours, in person or by telephone. Distinct from — and additional to — the federal OTP medical-director requirement (42 CFR 8.12(c)) already in force nationwide.