Named after the DATA 2000 legislation which created this failed policy, and nicknamed X-waiver for the “X” that accompanies a narcotics prescribing license once prescribers have completed the adequate training, DEA X-waivers have been required to prescribe buprenorphine, a Schedule III drug, as treatment for OUD. Physicians applying for a waiver were required to complete 8 additional hours of training, while Nurse Practitioners (NPs) or Physicians Assistants (PAs) were required to complete an additional 24 hours of training specifically regarding to and be able to prescribe the medication buprenorphine for the treatment of OUD.
The Supreme Court of Colorado Hands Trump the Presidency
The Supreme Court of the State of Colorado, riding roughshod over the far-reaching ramifications of their verdict, have set a dangerous precedent in American…