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What The End of Covid19 PHE Means to Your Practice
The Announced End Date is May 11, 2023–What the End of COVID 19 PHE Means to Your Practice
Presented By: Vicki Myckowiak, J.D.
LIVE Event April 18, 2023
9am PDT | 10am MDT | 11am CDT |12pm EDT
Are you unable to attend the live webinar? Purchase a link to view the recording and view on your schedule.
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023.
Pain Management Practices have implemented and followed many of the emergency guidelines for 3 years.
To smoothly make the transition,
Vicki Myckowiak, J.D. will provide an update on the areas that pertain to many Pain Management Practices and medicine in general that will be Affected.
Topics covered will include:
- Medicare telehealth
- Medicaid telehealth
- Access to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder treatment in Opioid Treatment Programs
- Access to expanded methadone take-home doses for opioid use disorder treatment
- Medicare and Medicaid waivers and broad flexibilities for health care providers
- The ability of health care providers to safely prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine
Objectives:
-Learn what the regulation for using Telehealth with Medicare and Medicaid patients will be after May 11, 2023
-Learn The updated regulations for prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
-Understand what the regulations for methadone take home doses for opioid use disorder treatment
-Obtain knowledge of how the Medicare and Medicaid waivers may change or be maintained after May 11, 2023.
-Learn the guidelines for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine.
DESIGNATION OF CREDIT
The Society For Pain Practice Management is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Society For Pain Practice Management designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Attendees should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACCREDITATION
The Society For Pain Practice Management is Accredited by the Accreditation Council For Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SPPM reserves the right to substitute speakers
ABA’s Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®)
SPPM is now certified to provide the Self-Assessment requirement for Part II of the ABA’s Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®).
Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® and MOCA® are registered certification marks of The American Board of Anesthesiology®.