DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: EXPANSION OF BUPRENORPHINE TREATMENT VIA TELEMEDICINE ENCOUNTER AND CONTINUITY OF CARE VIA TELEMEDICINE FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS PATIENTS

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a rule called: Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter and Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 24 by Heather Achbach, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.

Summary: In the January 17, 2025, issue of the Federal Register, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services published two final rules related to the practice of telemedicine, titled "Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter" and "Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients." These final rules were ...