World Bank to offer access to emergency funds from existing loans
The move will offer nations hit by a hurricane, earthquake or pandemic a liquidity burst that could reduce hardship.
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The move will offer nations hit by a hurricane, earthquake or pandemic a liquidity burst that could reduce hardship.
The World Bank on Thursday announced innovative measures to provide swift financial assistance to member countries grappling with the aftermath of natural disasters and other crises. This is based on a Reuters report.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published its final rule on MOUD, which goes into effect on April 2 and has a compliance date of Oct. 2. The final rule updates regulations governing Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) and seeks to expand access to MOUD. One provision in the final rule makes permanent the COVID-19 era flexibilities that expand eligibility for patients to receive take-home doses of methadone.
Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth
Some people being treated for opioid use disorders can now take home doses of their methadone medications or schedule telehealth appointments in ways they haven’t always been able to do before.