NJ A2054

Requires all New Jersey medical schools to include training on treatment and management of opiate-dependent patients in their curriculum, meeting federal requirements for prescribing Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances for maintenance or detoxification treatment

Mandates physicians who graduated before the training requirement to complete continuing education on opiate-dependent patient treatment within three years as a condition of license renewal

Directs the State Board of Medical Examiners, with the Commissioners of Health and Human Services, to develop a program promoting medication-assisted treatment (MAT), including education campaigns and outreach to increase physician awareness

Requires the program to provide technical assistance and additional training to physicians seeking to use MAT, including telehealth consultations with addiction medicine specialists

Extends outreach and support services to physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and certified nurse midwives who seek to provide medication-assisted treatment