Providers' Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment (PCSS-MAT) launched its free 24-hr course specifically developed for nurse practitioners and physiian assistants to treat opioid use disorder.

PCSS-MAT is jointly providing the course with continuing education by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association and the American Academy of PAs.

The 24hrs of coursework, mandated by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), is broken up into an 8 hr MAT waiver training and 16 hrs of training for treating opioid use disorder.

Once the 24hrs of training are completed, NPs and PAs may apply to SAMHSA for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, one of three FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder.