Impact of the Pandemic and the End of the Public Health Emergency on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

This report was written in partnership with and funded by the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and many states offered regulatory flexibilities intended to make it easier for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) to get treatment. Now that the public health emergency (PHE) declaration has come to an end, there is confusion as to which policies remain in effect and which have already ended or may soon end….
By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP