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The NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), is sponsoring a free Buprenorphine Waiver Eligibility Training for Clinical Providers. In response to opioid overdose deaths in New York State, increased access to buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder is urgently needed. Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Medical Residents, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, and Certified Nurse Midwifes are welcome to attend.
Under current regulations, authorized practitioners (MDs, DOs, NPs & PAs) are required to obtain a ‘waiver’ to prescribe buprenorphine. To acquire this waiver, physicians are required to complete a standardized buprenorphine waiver 8-hour training. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) are required to complete the standardized buprenorphine waiver 8-hour training as well as an additional 16 hours of online training as established by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). Residents may also take the course and apply for their waiver once they receive their DEA license. The buprenorphine waiver 8-hour training is offered in a ‘half and-half’ format [4.5 hours of in-person training followed up by 3.5 hours of online training]. Upon completion of the required training, providers will meet the requirement of the DATA 2000 to apply for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-dependent patients. Please contact us for further information.
CME CREDITS: The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Trainers: Sharon Stanscliff, MD, Associate Director for Harm Reduction in Health Care, Office of the Medical Director, AIDS Institute, New York, NY
Kimberly, Sue, MD, Medical Director, Harm Reduction Coalition, New York, NY
Location: Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, 247 Harris Road, Bedford Hills, NY 10507.
Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/j1jBgxmrjYNrD7Ad9
Questions: Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS)
Dr. John McGurty, 914-241-3100 x6000, John.Mcgurty@DOCCS.NY.GOV
ACCREDITATION: This activity has been planned and implemented by NYSDOH, AIDS Institute in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and in partnership with The NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) and the New York State Department of Health.
Funding for this course was made possible (in part) by SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does it mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is the sponsoring data organization.
This training is also supported in part by Cooperative Agreement Number (U17CE924974), Overdose Data to Action in NYS, from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the Department of Health and Human Services.
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