Healthy Byte | DEA and HHS Finalize Rule on Prescribing Buprenorphine via Telemedicine – Or Did They?
Sean Sullivan, Sofia Molodanof, and Anthony Fanucci examine the final rule on prescribing buprenorphine via telemedicine that was published on January 15, 2025. They discuss the key components of the rule, the implication it leaves for stakeholders, and whether the Trump Administration could revise or kill the rule.
Healthy Byte | DEA Again Extends Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Substances Via Telemedicine
Sean Sullivan, Sofia Molodanof, and
Anthony Fanucci discuss the motivations behind the extension and what’s holding up the final rule and speculate on whether the new Administration might alter the course of this rule.
Healthy Byte | Will the DEA Limit COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities?
Sean Sullivan, Sofia Molodanof, and
Anthony Fanucci report on when we might see a final rule, the likely new limitations, and how the new rule will impact providers.
Healthy Byte | SAMHSA Releases its Final Rule on Prescribing for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Sean Sullivan,
Anthony Fanucci, and Sofia Molodanof discuss how the final rule updates accreditation and certification standards, reduces the barrier for prescriptions, and provides flexibilities for the use of telemedicine.
Healthy Byte | DEA and HHS Extend COVID-19-Era Rules for Prescribing Controlled Substances Via Telemedicine
Anthony Fanucci, Sofia Molodanof, and
Sean Sullivan discuss the new temporary rule, why the DEA and HHS decided to extend guidance, and how long you can expect the flexibility for prescribing controlled medications via telemedicine to continue.
Healthy Byte | DEA Temporary Rule Extends Telemedicine Flexibilities
Sean Sullivan, Sofia Molodanof, and
Anthony Fanucci discuss the recent DEA temporary rule that allows telehealth prescribing of certain controlled substances after the Public Health Emergency.
Healthy Byte | DEA Proposes New Telehealth Exceptions and Extending Telehealth Rx of Controlled Substances
Sean Sullivan,
Anthony Fanucci, and Sofia Molodanof discuss the two long-awaited proposed rules creating new telehealth exceptions to the Ryan Haight Act:
--Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation --Expansion of Induction of Buprenorphine via Telemedicine Encounter
They also discuss how the proposed rules impact providers and how to weigh in on the rulemaking.
Healthy Byte | CMS Requests Information on Establishing a National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services
Elinor Hiller and Sofia Molodanof discuss the challenges of keeping provider directories updated, existing requirements for health plans, and what CMS is looking for in requesting information on a possible National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services (NDH).
