Screening and Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

To protect the confidentiality of patients wishing to be treated for SUD without notifying their primary care provider (PCP), medical specialists (who are credentialed as buprenorphine prescribers by PHC) providing office visits for substance use disorder treatment may use the ICD 10 code F11.2x or F10.2x to avoid the requirement for a Referral Authorization normally required for assigned patients. ................
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