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SAMHSA Final Rule Regarding OTPs Expands Access, Increases Flexibility for Patients

On February 1, 2024, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a final rule revising 42 CFR Part 8, which regulates opioid treatment programs (OTPs). The final rule is the first update to...more

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SAMHSA Final Rule Codifies Opioid Treatment Program Telehealth and Take-Home Medication Flexibilities

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On February 2, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule that expands access to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) via telehealth modalities and “take-home” doses....more

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Health & Human Services Releases Final Rule for Opioid Treatment Programs

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (“SAMHSA”) published a final rule on Feb. 2, 2024, that cemented significant Pandemic-era flexibilities...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2021

This week in Washington: Senate agrees on infrastructure compromise, budget resolution with reconciliation instructions to be voted on....more

Holland & Hart LLP

Modernizing Part 2 Regulations: Improving Care Coordination

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) originally implemented 42 CFR Part 2 regulations in 1975 to ensure confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) records at a time when there were no broader healthcare...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

HHS Further Amends 42 CFR Part 2, Easing Some, But Not All, Burdens on Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a final rule further amending 42 CFR Part 2 regulations (Part 2) to allow greater sharing of patient records related to substance use disorder (SUD)...more

King & Spalding

HHS Issues Final Rule Requiring Disclosure of Partial Refills of Prescriptions to Help Curb Opioid Abuse

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On January 23, 2020, HHS issued its final rule adopting a modification of the requirements for the use of the Telecommunication Standard Implementation Guide, Version D.0, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs...more

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CMS Continues to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

Last month, we highlighted a few of the changes CMS proposes in Parts I and II of the Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter. Here, we take a look at CMS’s next steps to combat opioid misuse. CMS says it best in its Fact...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Triage in 2019: Health Care Topics to Watch in the New Year

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As K&L Gates begins its third season of Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals, Hilary Bowman previews several topics that the health care practice group anticipates will have a significant impact on...more

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CMS Continues to Focus Medicare Plans on Preventing Opioid Abuse

As we highlighted earlier this month, CMS released both the Contract Year 2019 Final Rules for Medicare Advantage and Part D (Final Rules) and the 2019 Call Letter. These documents are not typically released at the same time,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Health Law Insights Newsletter - Issue 10 - June 2016

McCarter & English, LLP’s Health Care Group presents Issue 10 of the Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry. NATIONAL - Drug Diversion Case Raises Red Flags for...more

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