Ron Flegel: Opioid screening goes governmentwide Oct. 1

The changes are part of new guidelines the Health and Human Services Department issued after more than two years of public comment.

Effective Oct. 1, opioid screening will become mandatory, governmentwide. The changes are part of new guidelines the Health and Human Services Department issued after more than two years of public comment. Ron Flegel, director of the Division of Workplace Programs in HHS’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, talks with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what’s changing, and why.

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