Can physicians begin immediately treating patients if they have checked “Immediate” on the waiver notification form?
A place to check “Immediate” is included on the form to address a provision in the Drug Addiction Treatment Act to permit treatment while a notification is under review. Checking “Immediate” is only one of three requirements that a physician must meet in order to start a patient on treatment, and treatment is limited to ONE patient per form submitted. (Each form must have a different submission date.)The three requirements are that, first, the physician must “in good faith” meet the criteria for obtaining a waiver (i.e., valid medical license, valid DEA registration, credentialing, or 8 hours of qualifying training). Second, the physician must check “Immediate” on the waiver. Third, the physician must contact the Buprenorphine Information Center at 1-866-BUP-CSAT to verify that the notification form has been received and to notify CSAT of his/her intent to begin treating ONE patient. Since the physician will not have the unique identifying number, pharmacists may question prescriptions
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