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DEA Telemedicine Rules Further Delayed Until (Nearly) 2026

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Those waiting anxiously for the rules expanding the prescribing of buprenorphine via telemedicine and the controlled substance prescribing for patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs to officially go into effect will...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Future of Telemedicine Prescribing Comes Into Focus: New Final and Proposed Rules

On January 17, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly published two final rules addressing the prescription of controlled substances via telemedicine in...more

King & Spalding

DEA Announces Three New Telemedicine Rules

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On January 16, 2025, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced two final rules and a proposed rule for telemedicine flexibilities. In 2024, the DEA issued a one-year extension of the COVID-era telemedicine...more

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DEA Expands Telemedicine Flexibilities Through Three New Rules

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The landscape of telemedicine in the United States is undergoing a profound transformation. On January 16, 2025, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) unveiled a series of regulatory changes designed to expand and...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

10 Health Issues to Watch as Congress Returns from August Recess

Health care has been one of the most active issue areas in the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of jurisdiction in both the House and the Senate has been fueled in part by efforts to reauthorize various...more

King & Spalding

HHS Announces Continuing Telehealth Flexibilities Following the End of the COVID-19 PHE

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On May 10, 2023, HHS announced that many telehealth and teleprescribing flexibilities will remain in place after the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Congress extended many telehealth...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 6th Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement - March 14th - 15th, Washington, DC

Join American Conference Institute at the 6th Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement on March 14-15, 2023, in Washington. Hear from leading stakeholders, discuss your most pressing...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Expanded Medicare Telehealth Coverage for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Services Furnished by Opioid Treatment Programs

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Starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will cover telehealth-based treatment services delivered by federally-accredited opioid treatment programs (OTPs), commonly referred to as “methadone clinics.” This new reimbursement is...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement - July 12th - 13th, Washington, DC

The only conference that presents strategies and solutions for every link of the controlled substances supply chain. Attend and learn how to best conform business practices to meet industry and regulatory demands, bolster...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Telehealth and Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Regulatory Barriers to Entry Can Mean Opportunity for Innovative Companies

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...As COVID-19 cases spread across the U.S., another public health issue continues to escalate: the rise of opioid-related overdose deaths. For patients with a substance use disorder (SUD), the pandemic has increased feelings...more

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COVID-19: DEA and SAMHSA Guidance for Treating Opioid Use Disorders via Telehealth

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As the world fights to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the U.S. continues to combat another domestic public health issue: the opioid epidemic, the crisis created by prescription and illicit opioid...more

Baker Donelson

Expanded Telehealth Coverage in New Opioids Legislation

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On October 3, 2018, the Senate voted 98-1 to pass a compromise opioids response package that includes key provisions to expand telehealth coverage and reimbursement. The House had previously passed the opioids agreement...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

A Declaration without a Response: Senators Urge DEA to Enact Regulations on Opioid-Based Addiction Treatments Using Telemedicine

This past fall, after months of speculation, President Trump declared the opioid crisis sweeping the United States a national public health emergency. Upon the president’s declaration, Acting Health and Human Services...more

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