At-Home Opioid Treatment Restrictions Eased by Biden HHS (1)

Restrictions on take-home drugs for treating opioid addiction will be permanently eased under a Biden administration regulation announced Wednesday.

The final rule (RIN: 0930-AA39), put out by the Health and Human Services Department, builds upon practices deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic. It would maintain regulatory flexibilities for programs treating opioid addiction and lower other barriers to accessing the opioid treatment drug methadone for take-home use.

“The lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic remain relevant for ensuring access to safe and effective substance use disorder treatment. The changes created by this final rule are expansive but are focused on permanently ...