Behavioral Health Business November 22, 2022
Forty-five state attorneys general have signed a letter asking the federal government to preserve COVID-era regulations for virtual addiction treatment.
The letter, which was organized by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), was sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The letter specifically calls on SAMHSA and DEA to make good on an announcement it made in June. SAMHSA said it would allow opioid treatment programs (OTPs) to prescribe buprenorphine via telehealth after the end of the federal public health emergency. SAMHSA assigns OTPs their designation.
“Since this announcement, no actions have been taken to affirm this change,” the letter reads. “Today, the delivery of care for buprenorphine treatment has...
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