As of June 1, 2018, two new fees to compensate physicians for treatment of patients with opioid use disorder came into effect:
- 13013 (Assessment for Induction of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) for Opioid Use Disorder) is a new time-based fee to compensate physicians for the time it takes to do a full initial assessment (including complete medical and substance use history). More information.
- 13014 (Management of OAT Induction for Opioid Use Disorder) compensates physicians for individual interactions with the patient during the first three days of OAT induction for opioid use disorder. More information.
Changes have been made to 00039 (Management of Maintenance OAT for Opioid Use Disorder) to better reflect current practice. More information.
There is a new GPAC guideline for diagnosis and management of opioid use disorder in primary care.
Additional resources are available on the BC Centre for Substance Use website.