PC14 - Opioid Treatment Programs in 2025: Modernization and Mobile Unit Rollouts

Sunday, October 5, 2025

1:00pm - 3:00pm EST

Location: Salon L

Earn 2.0 CE Hour(s)

Pre-Conference Speaker(s)

James R. Latronica, DO, DFASAM (he/him/his)

Chief Medical Officer
Tadiso, Inc.
Zelienople, Pennsylvania

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Kristina A. Delprincipe, BSW, MBA (she/her/hers)

Chief Administrative Officer
Tadiso Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Andrew Schmitt, LCSW

Vice President of Operations
Gaudenzia Inc
Norristown, Pennsylvania

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Joshua Vigderman, MA, LPC

Senior Executive Director, Substance Use Disorder Services
Merakey
Maple Glen, Pennsylvania

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Pre-Conference Planner(s)

Margaret Eckles-Ray, MBA, CADC, CRS (she/her/hers)

Special Assistant to the Secretary
PA Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs
York, Pennsylvania
Irlene P. Sweets, MA

Program Representative Supervisor
Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Presentation Summary: Discussion about the mobile unit rollout/implementation/lessons learned as well as in-house policy updates related to the evidence as well as 42 CFR changes.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will:

Recall the updates to Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) internal processes and workflow based on recent regulatory changes, including 42 CFR and 28 PA Code.
Explain the process of acquiring, preparing, and utilizing a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) for Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) as well as challenges or barriers to those processes.
Assess the philosophical and practical synthesis of altered internal processes and utilization of MMUs, as it pertains to patient care and medical/behavioral practice.