Articles of Interest

This happened to one of our members last week. She received a call from a DEA agent saying that she was under investigation because her DEA, NPI, and License # were involved in the trafficking of narcotics. Large packages of methadone, hydrocodone, suboxone, and other narcotics arrived in Texas under her DEA #. The agents gave her their names and badge numbers. They started by talking...

Synopsis: The importance of responsibly expanding access to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is crucial. Methadone, a long-lasting opioid agonist, is a well-studied and effective medical treatment for OUD, which is associated with a significantly higher risk of early death. While there is support for liberalizing access to methadone from opioid treatment programs...

On May 10th, national organizations, including the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and Faces & Voices of Recovery, held a briefing for the 118th Congress, and strongly encouraged a national response to the deadly substance use and addiction crisis...

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter to State Medicaid Directors announcing a new opportunity for states to help increase care for individuals who are incarcerated in the period immediately prior to their release. The new Medicaid Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration Opportunity will allow state Medicaid programs to cover a package of pre-release...

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Hi Chapter Presidents – Hope all is well. US Senators Markey and Paul (as well as their House counterparts) plan to introduce – soon – the portions of the Opioid Treatment Access Act (OTAA) from the last Congress that didn’t make it into the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Attached is that draft legislation. In brief, this legislation, now named the “Modernizing Opioid...

Good Morning, ASAM Chapter Presidents and Advocacy Leaders: SAMHSA has recently posted the following message on its website: Congress has taken action in the recent Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 that impacts federal requirements for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrants, including those involved in OUD treatment. SAMHSA and DEA are actively working to develop further...

Section 1262 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (also known as Omnibus bill), removes the federal requirement for practitioners to submit a Notice of Intent (have a waiver) to prescribe medications, like buprenorphine, for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). With this provision, and effective immediately, SAMHSA will no longer be accepting NOIs (waiver applications). All...

Good Evening – I bring good news. One thing ASAM was not able to achieve – which had been on our legislative agenda – during our Addiction Medicine Advocacy Conference last year – was the passage of the Medicaid Reentry Act, which would have allowed for Medicaid coverage for eligible individuals – who were incarcerated – up to 30 days prior to their release....

— But now, doctors will have to take substance use disorder training to get their DEA license by Amanda D’Ambrosio, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage, January 5, 2023 The Biden administration’s recent spending billopens in a new tab or window contained under-the-radar changes for addiction medicine, including eliminating the X waiver requirement for clinicians...

GSAM SCAM ALERT: SCAMMERS POSE AS DEA AGENTS

The Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act: A Helpful Explanation

Congressional Briefing, Expert Panel Suggests Innovative Solutions to National Addiction Crisis

CMS Issues Letter to State Medicaid Directors to Improve Care Transitions for Incarcerated Individuals

Fentanyl Kills Billboard Campaign: Your Support Fosters Awareness and Change

Legislative Draft for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Congress Takes Action Which Impacts Federal Requirements for DEA Registrants

NEW SAMHSA MESSAGE ON CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

Critical Pre-release Services for Incarcerated Individuals

The X Waiver Is Officially Dead

The Georgia Society of Addiction Medicine