Indian Health Service Manual Chapter 38 – Internet Eligible Controlled Substance Provider Designation

This document was released on November 1, 2018, by the Indian Health Service (IHS) . The IHS announced the release of a new Internet Eligible Controlled Substance Provider Designation policy that is designed to increase access to buprenorphine and medication assisted treatment (MAT) of opioid use disorder for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in rural or remote areas. This policy enables IHS, tribal, and urban Indian organization health care providers to apply to be designated by IHS as Internet Eligible Controlled Substance Providers, allowing them to prescribe buprenorphine, a controlled substance for MAT, via telemedicine . . .