Requirements for Training for Medication Assisted Treatment as Part of the MATE Act

The following outlines the requirements for training for Medication Assisted Treatment as part of the MATE Act, which was part of the Omnibus Bill at the end of December 2022. DEA was given 90 days to let practitioners know how to meet the MATE Act’s training requirement which is tied to their initial or renewal DEA registration beginning on June 27, 2023. This letter provides the information to the practitioners as to how they can meet those training requirements. It is also posted on our website at the following link: Informational Documents

Dear DEA Registrant:

On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 enacted a new one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. Below is information on this new requirement.

Who is responsible for satisfying this new training requirement?

• All DEA-registered practitioners, with the exception of practitioners that are solely veterinarians.

How will practitioners be asked to report satisfying this new training requirement?

• Beginning on June 27, 2023, practitioners will be required to check a box on their online DEA registration form— regardless of whether a registrant is completing their initial registration application or renewing their registration—affirming that they have completed the new training requirement.

What is the deadline for satisfying this new training requirement?

• The deadline for satisfying this new training requirement is the date of a practitioner’s next scheduled DEA registration submission—regardless of whether it is an initial registration or a renewal registration—on or after June 27, 2023.

• This one-time training requirement affirmation will not be a part of future registration renewals.

How can practitioners satisfy this new training requirement?

There are multiple ways that practitioners can satisfy this new training requirement.

• First, the following groups of practitioners are deemed to have satisfied this training: o Group 1: All practitioners that are board certified in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry from the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Board of Addiction Medicine, or the American Osteopathic Association. o Group 2: All practitioners that graduated in good standing from a medical (allopathic or osteopathic), dental, physician assistant, or advanced practice nursing school in the United States within five years of June 27, 2023, and successfully completed a comprehensive curriculum that included at least eight hours of training on:

• Treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including the appropriate clinical use of all drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a substance use disorder; or

• Safe pharmacological management of dental pain and screening, brief intervention, and referral for appropriate treatment of patients with or at risk of developing opioid and other substance use disorders.

• Second, practitioners can satisfy this training by engaging in a total of eight hours of training on treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders from the groups listed below. A few key points related to this training: o The training does not have to occur in one session. It can be cumulative across multiple sessions that equal eight hours of training. o Past trainings on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders can count towards a practitioner meeting this requirement. In other words, if you received a relevant training from one of the groups listed below—prior to the enactment of this new training obligation on December 29, 2022—that training counts towards the eight-hour requirement. o Past DATA-Waived trainings count towards a DEA registrant’s 8-hour training requirement. o Trainings can occur in a variety of formats, including classroom settings, seminars at professional society meetings, or virtual offerings. continued from page 18

What accredited groups may provide trainings that meet this new requirement?

• The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

• The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

• American Medical Association (AMA)

• The American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or any organizations accredited by the AOA to provide continuing medical education

• The American Dental Association (ADA)

• The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)

• The American Psychiatric Association (APA)

• The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

• The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)

• The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

• Any other organization accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition (CCEPR), whether directly or through an organization accredited by a State medical society that is recognized by the ACCME or CCEPR

• Any other organization approved or accredited by the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the ACCME, or the CCEPR

We hope this information is helpful. For information regarding the DEA Diversion Control Division, please visit www.DEAdiversion.usdoj.gov. If you have any additional questions on this issue, please contact the Diversion Control Division Policy Section at (571) 362-3260.

Sincerely,

Thomas W. Prevoznik Acting Assistant Administrator Diversion Control Division

Caduceus Meeting for Recovering Health Care Professionals

Third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Zion Lutheran Church 545 7th Street, Freeland, Michigan

(Behind Pat’s Grocery Store on Midland Road in Freeland)

Caduceus meetings are available to health care industry professionals, and have adopted many of the principles of 12-Step programs.

Caduceus meetings are “closed” meetings for recovering health care professionals including, but not limited to, nurses, doctors, dentists and pharmacists.

We engage in group discussions where members may want to speak up, ask questions or share thoughts with fellow members.

Samer A. Abboud MD

Joseph G. Adel MD

Marina I. Ananich MD

Eventure D. Bernardino MD

Sultan M. Bhimani MD

Jacob B. Boersma MD

Adam Z. Cote DO

Kenneth W. Distler MD

Daniel J. Dymek MD

Carly Farr MD

Douglas B. Forsyth MD

Greyson Gillett Student

Suhasini Gudipati MD

George J. Gugino MD

Enam B. Hanna MD

Mayar M. Jundi MD

Shweta Kambali MD

Farina Kanwal MD

Kelsey J. Kershaw MD

Adeeba S. Khan MD

Waqas M. Khan MD

Ryan J. Kim MD

Jacob M. Long Student

George P. Malliaras MD

Michael T. McAvoy MD

Jeffrey S. Milewski DO

Thomas M. Minnec MD

Rajesh Mithalal MD

Brent A. Oldham MD

Yvonne V. Pacquing MD

Trusha Patel MD

Jill M. Paveglio MD

Olivia A. Phifer-Combs MD

Gregory A. Pinnell MD

J. M. Prasad MD

Kala K. Ramasamy MD

Chalichama A. Rao MD

K. K. Ravindran MD

Stuart J. Rupke MD

M. Aamir Saiyed MD

Nancy A. Saleh MD

Payton Salomon Student

Nishtha Sareen MD

Samuel J. Shaheen MD

Haley Shumway DO

William T. Starbird MD

Vivek Variar MD

Lester E. Webb MD

William Yuen MD

Hani H. Zreik MD

June

Happy Special Birthday!

William G. Underhill MD

Khurshid Ahmad MD

Sukaina A. Alali MD

Christopher J. Allen MD

Abishek Bala MD

Cynthia L. Blount DO

Usha K. Bulusu MD

Kinga E. Budnicka MD

William M. Capina MD

George A. Carty MD

Lahib Douda MD

Steven G. Fettinger MD

Rao V.C. Gudipati MD

Val Hereza MD

James R. Hines MD

James J. Jesko DO

Larry S. Kelly MD

Asim A. Kichloo MD

Tiffany K. Kim MD

John A. Kremski MD

Olivia V. Lossia MD

Lakshmana R. Madala MD

Binu Malhotra MD

Albert S.M. Manlapit MD

Elizabeth M. Marshall MD

Rama C. Mulpuri MD

Robert Muterspaugh Student

Manuel M. Perea MD

Juliette M. Perzhinsky MD

Miroslav Predny MD

Nasser O. Qadri MD

Joshua Z. Rarick MD

Todd G. Richardson MD

Chad D. Ringley MD

Vishal Saini MD

Bahar Salehi MD

Raghu Sarvepalli MD

Robert A. Sasso MD

Keith E. Scharf MD

Viraj S. Sidhu MD

Usheem Syed MD

Joseph E. Talbot MD

Stephen T. Tryban Student

Thomas J. Veverka MD

Antonio J. Williams, Sr. MD

Ascension St. Mary’s and Covenant HealthCare Partner for Air Emergency Transportation

In March, Ascension St. Mary’s and Covenant HealthCare began a partnership for emergency air medical transportation services provided by FlightCare. Covenant entered a preferred provider agreement with Ascension St. Mary’s FlightCare, which is operated by Med-Trans, a member of the Global Medical Response family.

Established in 1987, FlightCare is located at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw. They transport patients throughout Michigan's lower peninsula, and are dedicated to providing quality patient care to critically ill or injured individuals from accident scenes and inter-hospital transport. The team consists of pilots, flight nurses, flight paramedics, mechanics and more. For infants with critical needs, the Covenant Transport Team lends their expertise to support the safe transfers to the Covenant Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU), a 55-bed unit, certified to provide the highest level of care for babies in mid to northern Michigan.

Ascension St. Mary’s and Covenant have a history of partnering for local emergency medical services. In 1994, the two organizations established Mobile Medical Response (MMR) in an effort to provide a high-performance emergency medical service system in Saginaw County.

Ascension St. Mary’s Establishes a Clinic to Treat Heart Disease in Women

Ascension St. Mary’s has a new health clinic to provide cardiovascular care specifically for women. The goal of the clinic is to help women who are at risk, or currently have heart disease, achieve and maintain optimal heart health. The heart institute has designed an evaluation and care model to specifically address the unique ways heart disease presents and manifests itself in women of all ages.

“We created Ascension St. Mary’s Women’s Heart Clinic to give this important healthcare issue the attention and support it deserves, and to ensure that women of all ages get the most appropriate heart care for their individual needs,” says Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, FACC, medical director of the Ascension Michigan women’s heart health program.

As an interventional cardiologist, Dr. Sareen will oversee Ascension St. Mary’s Women’s Heart Clinic which provides advanced diagnostics and treatment therapies. Working together with specialists from multiple disciplines, the clinic will consider the unique ways heart disease presents in women, including but not limited to:

• Pregnancy-related heart health, including pregnancy complicated by a heart condition or high blood pressure and risk assessment for cardiovascular disease after delivery

• Pregnancy disorders, such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes

• Prevention strategies for women at high risk of developing heart disease

• Cardio-oncology for women with cancer or those who are going through cancer treatments that affect heart health

• Early menopause and heart disease

• Autoimmune diseases (such as Lupus) and the heart

• Blood lipids management

• Diabetes related Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)

“Heart disease doesn’t affect all women alike, and the warning signs for women aren’t the same as men,” says Dr. Sareen. “Ascension St. Mary’s Women’s Heart Clinic will develop an individualized plan for each woman based on several factors including age, risk profile, symptoms and testing, as well as, thoughtful and in-depth communications with each patient. From routine care to complex heart conditions, we take the time to understand each woman’s individual needs and deliver the most appropriate care.”

Ascension St. Mary’s Women’s Heart Clinic is located at 1015 S. Washington Avenue in Saginaw. To refer a patient, call (989) 907-4102.

Ascension St. Mary’s Foundation Announces 2023 Golf Classic Events

Join the fun at the 2023 Ascension St. Mary's Foundation Golf Classic on Friday, May 19 at Apple Mountain Golf Club. This year’s tournament proceeds support the purchase of an ultrasound machine to help offer the versatility and functionality needed for confident diagnosis. A portion of the proceeds will also support the purchase of therapeutic exercise equipment for cardiac and rehabilitation patients at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital. Cardio exercises can help strengthen the heart, lungs and muscles while improving the stamina of patients.