Resource Center: Getting a waiver/setting up your practice

Steps in Applying for DEA Registration

This form provides a list and a place to document important information that should be recorded during the intake assessment, including whether the patient is pregnant, taking other drugs, on methadone or has other addiction behaviors.

This log can be used to keep track of office inventories of buprenorphine medication.

This survey of 375 physicians found that confidence addressing drug problems was positively associated with having a buprenorphine waiver.

This article gives advice on the practical aspects of setting up a buprenorphine clinic based on one hospital's experience.

This website, funded by SAMHSA, is designed to help physicians to implement office-based buprenorphine treatment using a national network of trained physician mentors.

This is an online buprenorphine training course supported by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Includes supplemental case studies.

Patient contract that can be used to set expectations and guidelines before beginning buprenorphine treatment.

This patient consent form (in Word®) explains buprenorphine treatment and warns about the adverse effects of mixing buprenorphine with other medications. The section at the bottom is for the patient and a witness to sign and date, indicating that the patient understands and wishes to receive treatment.

The California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) website provides information and materials for buprenorphine treatment providers, including screening tools and sample consent and patient agreement forms, and provides links to other helpful resources.