March 28, 2024
One of the comprehensive funding bills for the federal government enacted in recent weeks, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (Pub. L. No. 118-122), contains a provision that creates a permanent State plan [...]
June 9, 2023
On May 9, 2023 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued the “Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications.” [...]
April 3, 2023
The month of March brought several significant new developments for the certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) program. CCBHCs are outpatient safety-net behavioral health providers that, among a variety of program requirements, [...]
January 10, 2023
In December, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in coordination with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSA), issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that would modify the [...]