Bill description: HB 531 would amend the Idaho Telehealth Access Act to let providers prescribe controlled substances in cases of medication-assisted treatment.

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HB 531 would allow providers that have an established relationship with a patient to issue a telehealth prescription of a controlled substance for use in a medication-assisted treatment of a substance abuse disorder. This bill would allow telehealth providers to more accurately and remotely treat substance abuse disorders of their patients.

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