As we previously covered, in March 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced a proposed rule on prescribing controlled substances via telehealth, aimed at addressing the “telehealth cliff” that was expected to occur...more
With just over two months before the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) expected expiration on May 11, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has finally announced its proposed rule on prescribing controlled substances...more
3/6/2023
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Controlled Substances Act ,
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Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
As we covered in a prior Telehealth Update, many of the flexibilities upon which telehealth providers have come to rely in recent years are tied to the federal Public Health Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic (the...more
9/2/2022
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Controlled Substances ,
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DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth ,
Waivers
On Monday, February 7, 2022, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, and Todd Young, R-Indiana, introduced the Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act, which if passed, would extend several of the telehealth waivers...more
2/11/2022
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Patients ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Secretary of HHS ,
Telehealth