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State State Abbreviation State FIPS Code Use of telemedicine/telephone evaluations to initiate buprenorphine prescribing Patients can receive 14-28 take-home doses of opioid medication Home delivery of take-home medication by opioid treatment programs Use of telemedicine for schedule II-V prescriptions Exceptions to emergency oral prescriptions Waive requirement to obtain separate DEA registration to dispense outside home state Notes
AlabamaAL1------Mar 20, 2020------
AlaskaAK2--------------
ArizonaAZ4--------Mar 11, 2020----
ArkansasAR5--------------
CaliforniaCA6--------------
ColoradoCO8--------------
ConnecticutCT9--------------
DelawareDE10--------------
District of ColumbiaDC11--------------
FloridaFL12--------------
GeorgiaGA13--------Apr 1, 2020----
HawaiiHI15--------------
IdahoID16--------------
IllinoisIL17--------------
IndianaIN18------Mar 28, 2020------
IowaIA19--------------
KansasKS20--------------
KentuckyKY21--------------
LouisianaLA22--------------
MaineME23--Mar 24, 2020----------
MarylandMD24--------------
MassachusettsMA25--------Apr 6, 2020----
MichiganMI26--------------
MinnesotaMN27--------------
MississippiMS28--------Mar 30, 2020----
MissouriMO29--------------
MontanaMT30--------------
NebraskaNE31--------------
NevadaNV32----------Apr 8, 2020--
New HampshireNH33--------Apr 6, 2020----
New JerseyNJ34--------------
New MexicoNM35--------------
New YorkNY36------Mar 27, 2020------
North CarolinaNC37--------------
North DakotaND38--------------
OhioOH39--------------
OklahomaOK40--------------
OregonOR41--------------
PennsylvaniaPA42Mar 25, 2020Mar 18, 2020--Oct 24, 2019------
Notes
PA - State already allowed use of telemedicine to schedule II-V prescriptions as of 10/24/19
Rhode IslandRI44Apr 13, 2020--Apr 13, 2020--------
South CarolinaSC45--------------
South DakotaSD46--------------
TennesseeTN47--------------
TexasTX48--------------
UtahUT49--------------
VermontVT50--------------
VirginiaVA51--------------
WashingtonWA53--------------
West VirginiaWV54------Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020----
WisconsinWI55--------------
WyomingWY56--------------
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