[Tribal-drug-courts] HHS Works to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) to Address Opioid Epidemic

[Lauren van Schilfgaarde]

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HHS Works to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) to Address Opioid Epidemic
On Tuesday, November 15th, the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) announced additional steps to expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorders<https://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=39df2f2390c2d87ea5d4898a2a06bb869f751a350eb90dbf08aee1f5b12fb324a93b480e74bb099c>.

Starting February 2017, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants will be able to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication typically used to treat opioid use disorders. Once training requirements are met, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants can apply for a waiver to treat up to 30 patients.

Yesterday's actions<https://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=39df2f2390c2d87ea5d4898a2a06bb869f751a350eb90dbf08aee1f5b12fb324a93b480e74bb099c> build on one of the three main priorities of HHS Secretary Burwell’s initiative to combat the opioid epidemic: increasing access to MAT for opioid use disorder and reflects public input on the issue.

Updates on training information and the waiver application will be available at http://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment<https://click.mail.whitehouse.gov/?qs=39df2f2390c2d87e8b2d123af2faa174af32bda212d054296eb14035ba0cdc55a6d1b5e2863ff1ef>










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