Medication-assisted Treatment

SAMHSA Proposes to Double the Patient Limit for Physicians Treating Opioid Use Disorder

Joan Flynn
March 29, 2016 at 13:41:00 ET
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Physicians who treat patients with opioid use disorders could be allowed to treat up to 200 patients at a time — double the current limit — under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The increase in the patient limit for qualified practitioners is intended to improve patient access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder, acco... Read More