The Drug Enforcement Administration and HHS have published a final rule to allow providers to prescribe buprenorphine through telehealth. 

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published updated crisis care guidance for 2025, designed to reflect the transition to the 988 Lifeline. 

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will increase the dollar amount of incentives provided to patients receiving treatment for substance use disorder. 

A bill to address a slate of mental health initiatives has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

Several new reimbursement policies, insurance parity requirements and other regulatory changes will take effect in 2025. 

An audit by HHS' Office of Inspector General found Indiana made at least $56 million in improper payments for autism treatment. 

California lawmakers introduced legislation to require social media companies to display warnings about potential mental health risks 

Insurers are failing to comply with parity laws for substance use disorders, the American Medical Association alleged. 

Here are five things to know about the proposed rules for behavioral health services: 

The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with Maine to resolve allegations it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by segregating children with behavioral health conditions in state-run residential facilities. 

 Removing Medicare and Medicaid funding restrictions on inpatient behavioral health treatment and easing telehealth restrictions could make addiction treatment more accessible, according to the American Hospital Association. 

The Drug Enforcement Administration will extend rules allowing providers to prescribe controlled substances via telehealth through the end of 2025. 

Prospective HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been outspoken about providing more resources to substance use treatment, but is critical of medication treatments for mental health conditions. 

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed institutionalizing people with mental illness and increasing federal support for faith-based counseling as part of his mental health policy proposals. 

CMS will implement new behavioral health reimbursement policies in 2025, and the Biden administration has finalized rules toughening mental health parity requirements for insurers. 

CMS will add Medicare reimbursement for additional behavioral health services in 2025. 

Around half of states plan to increase Medicaid payment rates for outpatient behavioral health providers in fiscal year 2025, according to KFF's annual survey of state Medicaid programs. 

The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards has scrapped a plan to create a new, second part to the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology. 

The Drug Enforcement Administration is set to extend rules that allow controlled substances to be prescribed through telehealth, Politico reported Oct. 15. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed four bills aimed at improving access to behavioral healthcare in the state, specifically for those facing mental health issues and substance use disorders.