Departments of correction use different policy approaches to describe how MAT is to be administered:
Traditional institutional approaches — the 1-15 minute wait is policy, no exceptions
Alaska
Iowa
Connecticut
Minnesota
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Wyoming – 30 minutes
Normalization-permissive approaches — policy is ambiguous or exceptions/variance permitted
Nebraska
New York 
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Overview
| 04/02/2026 Response Letter R002630-060225_RESPONSE 002630-060225_RESPONSIVE_RECORDS_Redacted |
| 04/02/2026 Response Letter R003260-071225_RESPONSE 003260-071225_RESPONSIVE_RECORDS_Redacted Facility policies (FOM) generally require 10-15 minutes monitoring, with some variation.  |
| 1.08_Medication_for_Addiction_Teatment__MAT__for_Opioid_Use_Disorder__OUD__1-4-23_Redacted Statewide policy permits any method of administration.  |
Detail
Statewide: no monitoring required
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Marcy: 5 minutes monitoring
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Mohawk: 10-15 minutes monitoring
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Orleans: 10-15 minutes monitoring
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Queensboro – no buprenorphine policy
Taconic: 10-15 minutes monitoring
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Wallkill: buprenorphine policy pertains to parole/release, not administration.
Woodbourne: 10-15 minutes monitoring
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Adirondack: 10-15 minutes monitoring
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Albion: the incarcerated individual returns to their unit once the medication is dissolved
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Attica: 10-15 minutes monitoring
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Normalized approaches — policy describes normalization
California — practice is normalized, policy is monitor 30 seconds
No MAT
Idaho
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