On February 1, 2024, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced a final rule updating the regulations regarding Opioid Treatment Programs...more
2/12/2024
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On May 10, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) released a new regulation – “Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications” – temporarily extending the “full set” of...more
On March 1, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officially published proposed rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency expires. The DEA gave the public a 30...more
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) previously issued emergency use authorizations (EUA) and adopted emergency policies in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) to facilitate the availability of key...more
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is expected to prompt unprecedented levels of regulatory enforcement activity that is focused on the use of telemedicine. In fact, fraudulent and abusive telehealth practices was an...more
7/16/2021
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Florida’s telehealth emergency waivers ended on June 26, 2021, after Governor Ron DeSantis’ Office allowed the waivers to expire. The waivers were originally contained in Emergency Orders 20-002 and 20-003. On July 1, 2021,...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has created nothing short of a seismic shift in the delivery of health care services, especially where telehealth is concerned. Following the President issuing a proclamation that the COVID-19 outbreak...more
On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation that the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (previously referred to as 2019-nCoV, now as COVID-19) outbreak in the United States constitutes a national emergency...more
5/19/2020
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