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Posted 3/25/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
Federal Resources: A Virtual Tour
Presenters will review resources available to rural grantees through their respective organizations.
Christina Mead, PharmD, Regional Pharmacy Consultant, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/HRSA/Office of Regional Operations
Kristin Martinsen, MPA, Director, Hospital State Division, FORHP, HRSA
Betty-Ann Bryce, JD, MPA, Special Advisor for Rural Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Humberto Carvalho, MPH, Grants Project Manager, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Posted 3/14/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced proposed rules for the prescribing of controlled medications via telemedicine beyond the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. One rule addresses the expansion of induction of buprenorphine via telemedicine encounter while the other covers telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances when the practitioner and the patient have not had a prior in-person medical evaluation. While opioid use disorders occur at similar rates in both rural and urban areas, medication assisted treatment (MAT) prescribers have been disproportionately located in urban areas. The public will be able to comment on the proposed rules until March 31st.