National and State Guidance

This webpage contains news, guidance and resources from around the country regarding addiction treatment in the wake of COVID-19.

If you have received guidance from a state health agency or authority, please contact Zach Semple at zsemple@asam.org so it can be added to the webpage. 

DISCLAIMER:  This webpage contains links to other websites and content belonging to or originating from third parties.  Such external links are provided for informational and educational purposes only and are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness by ASAM. This guidance is not intended to provide legal or medical advice and should not be relied upon as such.

Updated: 6/30/20

News

• Telehealth Flexibility: Key Regulatory Changes That Providers Should Know | Health Law Advisor
• FSMB Statement on Supporting States in Verifying Licenses for Physicians Responding to COVID-19 Virus
• Covid-19 Shifts More Methadone From Opioid Clinic to Home
• Nation's opioid addiction treatment system during COVID-19 needs reform
• Addiction Treatment Facilities: Are They Prepared For The COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak?
• Indiana to Allow Opioid Treatment Programs to Use Lockboxes; Provide Naloxone to Help Reduce Spread of COVID-19

Resources

ABHW

• ABHW Member Companies Respond to Behavioral Health Needs During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

ACP

• COVID-19 Telehealth Coding and Billing Practice Management Tips

AMA

• AMA Physician's Guide to COVID-19
• Quick Guide to Telemedicine in Practice
• Digital Health Implementation Playbook
• COVID-19: Recommendations for Pursuing Liability Protections Through State Action (April 4, 2020)
• AMA Urges States to Adopt New Maine Needle and Syringe Exchange Services Policy
• AMA Guidance for HHS General Allocation Fund Portal
• AMA highlights mental health resources for physicians during COVID-19
  

APA

• APA Coronavirus Resources

Center for Connected Health Policy:

• Telehealth Coverage Policies In the Time of COVID-19 (Federal)
• Telehealth Coverage in the Time of COVID-19 (State)

Multistate

• COVID-19 Policy Tracker

National Governors Association:

• NGA: Coronavirus Updates

Kaiser Family Foundation

• How Can Medicaid Enhance State Capacity to Respond to COVID-19
• The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
• The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Summary of Key Provisions

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