March 21, 2025
HRSA National Health Service Corps/SAMHSA: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Training
The National Health Service Corps is partnering with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to increase the number of clinicians trained to prescribe buprenorphine, and other medications as part of a wholistic treatment plan for opioid use disorders in high-need communities.
SAMHSA’s Provider Clinical Support System-Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (PCSS-MOUD) offers the most effective, evidence-based clinical practices
- preventing,
- identifying,
- and treating opioid-use disorder.
PCSS-MOUD provides free 8-hour MOUD training, year-round.
Are Your eligible for the training?
You are eligible for the free 8-hour MOUD Training if you have an active Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number to dispense controlled substances and are one of the following:
- Physician (Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO),
- Nurse practitioner (NP),
- Physician assistant (PA),
- Certified nurse midwives (CNM),
- Certified registered nurse anesthetics (CRNA), or
- Medical student
- Medical students may complete the training but will not be eligible for a DEA number until they are fully licensed.
The training is eight hours and can be taken in-person or online. The training can also be split into more than one session.
I already completed X-waiver training:
- If you have completed training for the DATA Waiver, also know as the X-waiver, you have satisfied this training requirement.
- This training also satisfies the June 2023 mandate for health professionals who are registering or renewing a DEA license.
- Visit the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Medication Assisted Treatment page to learn more about the training and how to obtain your DEA number
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