Hospital & Healthcare Management February 6, 2024
The HHS on February 1 went ahead and finalized a rule that will enable the opioid treatment programs to start some medication treatment by way of telehealth.
Under the rule, such providers will be able to start treatment with buprenorphine by way of audio-only or audio-visual telehealth. They can start methadone treatment through an audio-visual platform, but not via an audio-only option but, because of its higher risk profile, said the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration- SAMHSA.
The regulation goes on to make permanent telehealth flexibilities that started off during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to preserve access to care and, at the same time, also tackle a worsening opioid epidemic.
The rule goes on to mark the...
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