Table 2.
Waiver eligible provider boards and Single State Agencies survey responses.
| States | Boards/SSAs | Does [the agency/board] currently require waiver training to prescribe buprenorphine for the 30-patient limit? | Does [the agency/board] currently require waivered providers with the 30-patient limit to have the ability/capacity to refer patients on buprenorphine for counseling or ancillary services as needed? | Is [the agency/board] discussing the new HHS guidelines? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Medical | No | No | Yes* |
| Nursing | Not Applicable* | Not Applicable* | No* | |
| SSA | Not Applicable* | Not Applicable* | No* | |
| AK | Medical | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | No* |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | No | Yes1,2 | No* | |
| AZ | Medical | Not Applicable* | Not Applicable* | No* |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No | No | Meeting Planned for Discussion | |
| DO | No response | No response | No response | |
| PA | No response | No response | No response | |
| AR | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | Yes | No | Yes | |
| SSA | No | Yes | No | |
| CA | Medical | No* | No* | Missing |
| Nursing | Yes* | No* | Meeting Planned for Discussion* | |
| SSA | No | No | No | |
| DO | No response | No response | No response | |
| PA | Yes | No | No | |
| CO | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| CT | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No | No | Do not Know | |
| SSA | No* | No* | Missing | |
| PA | No response | No response | No response | |
| DE | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | No* | No* | Yes* | |
| DC | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| FL | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | Do not Know* | Not Applicable | No | |
| DO | No | Not Applicable | No | |
| GA | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | |
| SSA | Yes | Not Applicable | No | |
| HI | Medical | No | No | Do not Know |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No | No | No | |
| ID | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No | No | Do not know | |
| IL | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| IN | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | Yes1 | No | Missing | |
| PA | No response | No response | No response | |
| IA | Medical | No | No | Meeting Planned for Discussion |
| Nursing | Do not know | Do not know | Do not know | |
| SSA | Do not Know* | Do not know* | Do not know* | |
| PA | No response | No response | No response | |
| KS | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| KY | Medical | Yes* | Missing | Yes* |
| Nursing | Yes | Yes | Meeting Planned for Discussion* | |
| SSA | Yes | Yes | Discussions are ongoing | |
| LA | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Missing | |
| SSA | Do not Know* | Do not know* | Do not know* | |
| ME | Medical | Yes1 | No | Discussions are ongoing |
| Nursing | Yes1 | No | Discussions are ongoing | |
| SSA | Yes | No | Discussions are ongoing | |
| DO | No response | No response | No response | |
| MD | Medical | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Do not Know* |
| Nursing | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Meeting Planned for Discussion* | |
| SSA | No | No | Yes | |
| MA | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | Not Applicable* | Not Applicable* | Do not Know* | |
| SSA | No | Yes | Do not know | |
| PA | No response | No response | No response | |
| MI | Medical | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Do not Know* |
| Nursing | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | No* | |
| SSA | Yes | Yes | Do not know | |
| PA | No response | No response | No response | |
| DO | No response | No response | No response | |
| MN | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Meeting Planned for Discussion* | |
| SSA | No | No | No | |
| MS | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | Yes | Yes | No | |
| MO | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No | No | Yes | |
| PA | No response | No response | No response | |
| MT | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | Not Applicable | Do not Know | No | |
| SSA | No | No | No | |
| NE | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | Yes | Yes | No | |
| NV | Medical | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | No |
| Nursing | Not Applicable | Do not Know | No | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| DO | No | No | No | |
| NH | Medical | No | No | Do not Know |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| NJ | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | Not Applicable | Do not know | Do not know | |
| PA | No response | No response | No response | |
| NM | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | No | No | Yes | |
| NY | Medical | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | No |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | No | No | No | |
| NC | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| ND | Medical | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | No |
| Nursing | Not Applicable | No | No | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| OH | Medical | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Yes* |
| Nursing | No* | No* | Missing | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| OK | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | Not Applicable | No | Meeting Planned for Discussion | |
| DO | No | No | No | |
| OR | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | Yes | Yes | Meeting Planned for Discussion | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| PA | Medical | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | No* |
| Nursing | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Missing | |
| SSA | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Do not know | |
| DO | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | No* | |
| RI | Medical | No | No | Yes |
| Nursing | No* | No* | Missing | |
| SSA | Not Applicable | Yes | Discussions are ongoing | |
| PA | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | |
| SC | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | No* | No* | Missing | |
| SSA | No | No | Discussions are ongoing | |
| SD | Medical | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Do not Know* |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| DO | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | |
| TN | Medical | Do not Know | Do not Know | Do not Know |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | No | Yes1 | Yes | |
| PA | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Missing | |
| DO | Do not Know | Do not Know | Do not Know | |
| TX | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No | Not Applicable | Yes | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| PA | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | No* | |
| UT | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| DO | No | No | No | |
| PA | Do not Know* | Do not Know* | Missing | |
| VT | Medical | No | No | Meeting Planned for Discussion* |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No | No | Yes | |
| DO | No | No | No | |
| VA | Medical | No | Yes | No |
| Nursing | No | Yes1 | No | |
| SSA | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | No | |
| WA | Medical | Not Applicable | No | No |
| Nursing | No | No | Yes | |
| SSA | No | No | Yes | |
| DO | No | No | No | |
| WV | Medical | No response | No response | No response |
| Nursing | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | No | |
| SSA | No response | No response | No response | |
| DO | No response | No response | No response | |
| WI | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No response | No response | No response | |
| SSA | No | No | Discussions are ongoing | |
| WY | Medical | No | No | No |
| Nursing | No | No | No | |
| SSA | No | No | No |
1
= Requirement applies specifically to office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) setting.
2
= Requirement applies specifically to Medicaid patients.
⁎
= Imputed response.