Duluth methadone clinic got high marks before state shutdown
DULUTH, Minn. – Three months before the state recommended a methadone clinic in Duluth be shut down, the agency that accredits the clinic gave it high marks.
DULUTH, Minn. – Three months before the state recommended a methadone clinic in Duluth be shut down, the agency that accredits the clinic gave it high marks.
The nonprofit Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities found during its inspection that the Lake Superior Treatment Center met or exceeded standards for methadone clinics in many areas.
But investigators with the Minnesota Department of Human Services found 56 standards violations during an August inspection.
Department of Human Services inspector general Jerry Kerber says some of the “strengths” listed by the accreditation agency are inconsistent with the state’s findings.
A spokesman for CARF declined to comment to Forum Communications. The office was closed Sunday and a message left by The Associated Press was not immediately returned.
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