SAMHSA Proposes Update to Federal Rules to Expand Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Help Close Gap in Care

• By: | The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• February 28th, 2024
• addiction, community, COVID-19, medication flexibilities, opioid abuse, opioids, overdose prevention, substance use disorder, telehealth
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Changes would make permanent COVID-timed medication flexibilities, and update decades-old definitions and standards for opioid treatment programs at a time when fewer than 1 out 10 Americans can access treatment for substance use disorder. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...