What Is A Data Waiver?

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What is the DATA 2000 Waiver? The DATA 2000 Waiver (also called a MAT Waiver)

helps improve access to OUD and substance-use disorder (SUD) treatment

. It allows clinicians to dispense or prescribe narcotic medications like buprenorphine in settings other than an opioid treatment program (OTP).

What is a data waiver provider?

Answer: Each DATA Waived Physician (DWP) is

responsible for notifying the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA) and DEA of a change in his/her primary practice address.

How do I get buprenorphine waiver?


Physicians are required to apply to the Drug Enforcement Agency for

a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, one of three medications approved by the FDA for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Those physicians who want to treat more than 30 patients at any one time, must also take the 8-hour waiver course.

How do I get a mat waiver?


Complete 24 hours of education required

to obtain a DEA waiver to prescribe MAT (including buprenorphine) for opioid use disorders for more than 30 patients. Earn 24 NCPD contact hours in pharmacology. Get a solid foundation in practices to decrease opioid use and opioid related deaths.

Do you need a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine?

To receive a practitioner waiver to administer, dispense, and prescribe buprenorphine practitioners must

notify SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

(CSAT), Division of Pharmacologic Therapies (DPT) of their intent to practice this form of medication-assisted treatment (MAT).

Do you need a waiver to prescribe naltrexone?

Currently, mid-level practitioners (e.g., nurse practitioners, physician assistants) are not eligible for DEA waivers to prescribe buprenorphine.

Naltrexone can be prescribed by any healthcare provider who is licensed to prescribe medications

.

What is a Data 2000 waiver ID?

What is the DATA 2000 Waiver? The DATA 2000 Waiver (also called a MAT Waiver)

helps improve access to OUD and substance-use disorder (SUD) treatment

. It allows clinicians to dispense or prescribe narcotic medications like buprenorphine in settings other than an opioid treatment program (OTP).

Is buprenorphine used to treat pain?

Buprenorphine (Belbuca) is

used to relieve severe pain in people

who are expected to need pain medication around the clock for a long time and who cannot be treated with other medications. Buprenorphine (Belbuca) should not be used to treat pain that can be controlled by medication that is taken as needed.

Can any doctor prescribe buprenorphine?

The change

will allow almost all physicians to prescribe the addiction drug buprenorphine

, regardless of whether they’ve obtained a government waiver. Previously, doctors had to undergo an eight-hour training and receive the license, known as the “X-waiver,” before they could prescribe buprenorphine.

How much does mat training cost?

The

member price for MAT is $150 & Non-member price is $200

. Step 2. You now must also register for the class on the Professional Development Program (PDP) Portal.

Can nurse practitioners prescribe buprenorphine for pain?

Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) were

permitted to obtain waivers to prescribe buprenorphine

, beginning in 2016.

Is Naltrexone the same as Suboxone?


Vivitrol

, the brand name for naltrexone, is a narcotic blocker or what’s known as an opioid antagonist. This medication, which is as effective as Suboxone, is a monthly injection. A potential downside for patients, though, is that it can only be administered after opioid withdrawal takes place.

Does naltrexone make you feel good?

Opioids act on brain receptors called opioid receptors. When these receptors are activated, they cause the pleasurable symptom called euphoria. Naltrexone blocks these receptors and

stops your brain from feeling the “high” or craving an

opioid.

Is naloxone the same as naltrexone?

In essence, Naloxone is used as an

antidote to opioid overdose

whereas Naltrexone is used to help recovering opioid addicts from relapsing.

What is the data 2000 law?

DATA 2000, part of the Children’s Health Act of 2000,

permits physicians who meet certain qualifications to treat opioid dependency with narcotic medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration

(FDA)—including buprenorphine—in treatment settings other than OTPs.

Why would a doctor prescribe buprenorphine?

Although there is limited research about the illicit use of buprenorphine, several studies suggest that the main reasons people buy illicit buprenorphine are

to self-manage withdrawal from opioids

or to self-treat their opioid use disorder.

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Dr. James Park is a medical doctor and health expert with a focus on disease prevention and wellness. He has written several publications on nutrition and fitness, and has been featured in various health magazines. Dr. Park's evidence-based approach to health will help you make informed decisions about your well-being.