Want to read more content like this? Subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business today! The newly finalized 42 CFR Part 2 rule, focused on the privacy rights of patients seeking addiction treatment care, creates new opportunities and risks for behavioral health providers. The federal government released the finalized rule at the beginning of the month. It’s intended to […]
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has finalized an overhaul of opioid treatment programs (OTPs) that enshrines many flexibilities first implemented during the crisis response to the COVID pandemic. The final rule represents the first significant change to OTP regulations in over 20 years. In brief, the final rule intends to enable […]
A massive new survey data set from the federal government shows that illicit substance use among adults in the U.S. is on the rise. However, this has not yet translated into increased rates of what researchers could classify as substance use disorder (SUD), which remained stable in 2022, according to the latest National Survey on […]
The federal government gave the behavioral health industry a behind-the-scenes look at its strategic priorities for the coming years earlier this month. Those priorities, outlined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), include a push to better integrate behavioral health care into physical health care — and the other way around. Other […]
Most state Medicaid programs don’t cover all of the three core behavioral health crisis response services recommended by federal guidelines. Crisis response services play a vital role in alleviating constituencies that have heretofore struggled to address increasing rates of behavioral health crises, notably busy emergency departments and law enforcement. And the evolution of these services […]
States vying for spots in the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs) are getting a financial boost from the federal government. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded 15 states $1 million planning grants to help pay for the application and development process required to join a Medicaid […]
Federal lawmakers introduced a new bill that would loosen regulations on methadone prescribing. Legislators released the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. A bipartisan group announced the bill, saying it would be vital in expanding care for opioid use disorder (OUD). “This legislation lowers barriers to care […]
Nearly $245 million of the billions of dollars appropriated by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will go toward youth behavioral health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Monday that several federal programs were given additional funds. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded about $185.7 million. The Health […]
The relaxation of federal medication-assisted treatment (MAT) regulations did not immediately result in more patients accessing care. However, the numbers of patients accessing naltrexone prescriptions and physicians cleared to prescribe buprenorphine have increased, according to an update and study released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In April 2021, HHS removed […]
The Biden administration has unveiled a new proposed rule that would make it easier to coordinate the care of those with a substance use disorder. On Monday, the civil rights office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Department, along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), posted a […]
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