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Substance abuse detoxification or treatment center: A residential rehabilitation unit,

Substance abuse detoxification or treatment center: A residential rehabilitation unit, treatment unit, detoxification facility, or other facility licensed by the Department under 105 CMR 164.000. This may include in-patient or out-patient facilities providing care coordination, case management, medical, pharmacological, psychological, psycho- educational, rehabilitative, or social services and therapies. A substance abuse facility that offers both inpatient and outpatient services would be defined as an in-patient facility, per Section 4.2.7. A substance abuse facility that offers only outpatient services would be treated as an outpatient facility, per Section 4.2.8. This does not include hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, or medical offices or groups of offices, such as drug or alcohol counselors where no medication is provided on-site. -166-