For the first time in more than 20 years, the regulations that govern the operations of the nation’s Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) have been updated. In an effort to create a more respectful, person-centered approach to treating people who have opioid use disorder – in the hopes that more lives can be saved – SAMHSA has produced and published new explanatory videos for helping to explain those regulatory changes.
These videos aim to provide an overview of the major changes the federal government made to 42 CFR Part 8, the regulations that set standards for care provided by OTPs to people who have opioid use disorder. Learn more: SAMHSA.gov/Part8
In part one, Dr. Yngvild Olsen, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at SAMHSA, offers a high-level overview of 42 CFR Part 8.
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hello I'm Dr ingfield Olsen director of
the center for substance abuse treatment
at SSA I'm really excited to be kicking
off a series of short videos we're
calling snapshots for successful
implementation of 42 CFR part 8 My Hope
Is that through these videos you'll get
a better sense of how samsa's vision of
the new rules for opioid treatment
programs can become a reality today I'm
going to give you a quick overview of
recent changes to 42 CFR part 8 these
regulations govern opioid treatment
programs or
otps otps are outpatient specialty
substance use disorder treatment
facilities that particularly focus on
people with opioid use disorder the
changes I'll review in this series of
short videos represent the first
substantive changes to these rules in
over 20 years let me share the top
things you need to know first the
revised rule shifts towards patient
centered individualized treatment plans
for opiate use disorder and it empowers
practitioners and patients to work
together in developing tailored
treatment
approaches some key changes include
expanding who can provide medic
medication for opiate use disorder in
otps allowing teleah Health based care
and updating take-home medication
criteria these changes aim to reduce
barriers to treatment expand access to
care and improve outcomes for
individuals with opiate use disorder the
new rule prioritizes clinical judgment
shared decision-making and flexibility
in care delivery this moves us away from
a rigid rule
system in upcoming videos we'll explore
specific aspects of these changes and
how they contribute to patient- centered
evidence-based and Compassionate Care in
otps please visit ssa.gov slart 8 for
more information and videos in this
series
