# 2026-03577: Bureaucratic Housekeeping: Opioid Med Rules Get a Tidy-Up

2026-03577, Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder; Correction, is a Federal Register rule from Health and Human Services Department published 2026-02-23, effective 2026-02-23; deemed significant under Executive Order 12866 (as of 2026-06-11).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-03577
- Title: Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder; Correction
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department
- Citation: 91 FR 8381
- Published: 2026-02-23
- Effective: 2026-02-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: yes (FR_METADATA)
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 0930-AA39
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Bureaucratic Housekeeping: Opioid Med Rules Get a Tidy-Up

## Summary

This correction fixes some outdated references in the rules about treating opioid use disorder with medications. It mainly affects opioid treatment programs by updating forms and legal citations to keep everything accurate and clear. These changes take effect on February 23, 2026, but don’t change any deadlines or costs for the programs.

## Abstract

This document corrects two outdated references that should have been deleted and one outdated reference in the final rule that appeared in the February 2, 2024 Federal Register titled "Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder," specifying final modified and updated certain provisions related to Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) accreditation, certification, and standards for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with Medications for Opioid Use Disorders in OTPs. The effective date of the final rule was April 2, 2024, and the compliance date was October 2, 2024.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-03577 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03577/medications-for-the-treatment-of-opioid-use-disorder-correction)
- [2026-03577 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-23/pdf/2026-03577.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-03577 (as of 2026-06-11).