Episode 166: 166. Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Announcement of practice guidelines for the administration of Buprenorphine for treating opioid use disorders

Jan 12- 20221
-physicians with a DEA license- only not all providers
-you can only treat patients located in the state you have a medical license in (basically no tele)
-Physicians utilizing this exemption will be limited to treating no more than 30 patients with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder at any one time (note: the 30 patient cap does not apply to hospital-based physicians, such as Emergency Department physicians).
-ONLY buprenorphine- does not apply to methadone for the treatment of OUD.
- Physicians utilizing this exemption shall place an "X" on the prescription and clearly identify that the prescription is being written for opioid use disorders