Regulations & Recordkeeping

Facilitate compliance with relevant laws, rules, and regulations of substance use disorder treatment and MAT services, including those from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

COEPHI Resource Center

These resources promote awareness and strengthen knowledge and skills for professionals who are seeking to understand and apply Protected Health Information privacy laws and regulations on the job and for individuals and families when accessing services.

How to Prescribe Controlled Substances to Patients During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

These policies are effective beginning March 31, 2020, and will remain in effect for the duration of the public health emergency, unless DEA specifies an earlier date. This decision tree summarizes policies adopted in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to allow DEA-registered practitioners to prescribe controlled substances without having to interact in-person with their patients the policies. This decision tree is for quick reference and does not provide a complete description of all requirements.

Measuring Success in Substance Use Grant Programs: Outcomes and Metrics for Improvement

This report, the first in a series of three, examines four of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's grant programs that help alleviate suffering due to opioids and improve treatment quality and access. It offers recommendations about the existing reporting tools used by these programs and and proposes additional metrics and outcomes that should be considered.