Apply for a Practitioner Waiver | SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Apply for a Practitioner Waiver | SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Apply for a Practitioner Waiver to Prescribe or Dispense Buprenorphine

The Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act affords practitioners greater flexibility in the provision of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). It extends prescribing privileges to “qualifying other practitioners” beyond physicians and expands the number of patients that may be treated, with conditions.