MAT Statutes, Regulations, and Guidelines | SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

MAT Statutes, Regulations, and Guidelines | SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Expands Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment

The SUPPORT Act allows qualified physicians who are board-certified in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry, or practitioners who provide MAT in a qualified practice setting, as defined in 42 C.F.R. Part 8, to start treating up to 100 patients in the first year of MAT practice with a waiver.  If you are a current practitioner with an approved waiver from SAMHSA which authorizes you to treat a maximum of 30 patients at one time, that patient limit may be increased to a maximum of 100 patients if you submit a notification of your intent to treat 100 patients to SAMHSA.