Following Push from Senator Hassan, Administration to Make Permanent Expanded Opioid Treatment Options
December 14, 2022
December 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022:
Following advocacy from Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and colleagues, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will permanently allow the use of telehealth to prescribe buprenorphine, a critical medication to help treat opioid use disorder.
"Telehealth meets Granite Staters where they are. Today's announcement allows those w . . .
Following advocacy from Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and colleagues, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will permanently allow the use of telehealth to prescribe buprenorphine, a critical medication to help treat opioid use disorder.
"Telehealth meets Granite Staters where they are. Today's announcement allows those w . . .