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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

On December 8, 2006, Federal legislation was passed allowing physicians to treat up to 100 opioid dependent patients with Suboxone at any given time—a significant increase from the previous limit of 30 patients.

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Qualifications

According to DATA 2000, licensed physicians (MDs or DOs) are considered qualified to prescribe SUBOXONE, if at least 1 of the following criteria has been met:

Holds an addiction psychiatry subspecialty board certification from the American Board of Medical Specialties
Holds an addiction medicine certification from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Holds an addiction medicine subspecialty board certification from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
Completion of not less than 8 hours of authorized training on the treatment or management of opioid-dependent patients
Organizations currently authorized to provide training: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, American Medical Association, AOA (through the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine), American Psychiatric Association, and ASAM
Participation as an investigator in 1 or more clinical trials leading to the approval of SUBOXONE
Training or other such experience as determined by the physician's state medical licensing board
Training or other such experience as determined by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

In addition, physicians must satisfy BOTH of the following criteria:

Have the capacity to provide or to refer patients for necessary ancillary services, such as psychosocial therapy
Agree to treat no more than 30 patients at any one time in an individual or group practice

All of the above, including certification qualifications and training criteria, is described in more detail in the full text of DATA 2000.

Buprenorphine Training
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) encourages all physicians who are interested in treating opioid dependence—including those who already meet 1 or more of the qualifying criteria listed above—to participate in a DATA 2000 certification program before prescribing SUBOXONE. A summary of the topics covered during training can be found in the Physicians' FAQs.

Information about SUBOXONE training courses (including dates, locations, and online registration) is available at DocOptIn.com.

Information about additional training courses may be found on the websites of the organizations listed below, or by contacting the organization directly:

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
Phone: (401) 524-3076
Contact: www.aaap.org/contact.htm
Website: www.aaap.org

American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM)
Phone: (800) 621-1773
Website: www.aoaam.org

American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Phone: (703) 907-7300
E-mail: apa@psych.org
Website: www.psych.org

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Phone: (301) 656-3920
E-mail: email@asam.org
Website: www.asam.org

Some of the above organizations also offer CD-ROM and Web-based buprenorphine training (see their websites for details).