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Epstein Becker & Green

The DEA Is Knocking at Your Door . . . Are You Prepared? – Diagnosing Health Care

Knock, knock! If the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is already at your door, it may be too late. Enforcement is on the rise, and the microscope is fixed on controlled substances. What can industry stakeholders do to...more

Goodwin

DEA Publishes Temporary Rule on the Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Substances

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Since the declaration of the public health emergency due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registered practitioners have been able to prescribe controlled substances, without a prior in-person...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DEA Proposes Rule for Post-PHE Telemedicine

On February 24, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) announced a new proposed rule, which provides some much-anticipated guidance related to the implications of telemedicine prescribing under Ryan Haight Act of 2008...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Telehealth Update: DEA Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule on Prescribing Controlled Substances via Telehealth

With just over two months before the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) expected expiration on May 11, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has finally announced its proposed rule on prescribing controlled substances...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

As COVID-19 Emergency Waivers End, DEA Proposes to Expand Tele-Prescribing of Controlled Substances

On February 24, 2023, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a pair of proposed rules to make permanent certain “telemedicine flexibilities” related to the prescribing of controlled substances via telehealth...more

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Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: Requirements on Telehealth Prescriptions Eased for COVID-19

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) has waived the in-person examination requirement for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine in the wake of COVID-19, relaxing the prescribing requirements under the...more

Baker Donelson

Coronavirus: DEA Allows Delivery of Medication-Assisted Treatment Drugs to Quarantined Patients

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A waiver granted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) may provide a solution for long term care providers with opioid-addicted residents who are unable to access medication-assisted treatment (MAT) due to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

DEA: In-Person Visit Not Required for Controlled Substances Prescription During Public Health Emergency

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The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stated in an FAQ on its website that prescribers may issue prescriptions for controlled substances based on a telemedicine encounter in the absence of an in-person medical...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19: DEA Confirms Public Health Emergency Exception for Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances

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With the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the looming possibility of large scale isolations and quarantines, lawmakers continue to demonstrate willingness to expand access to telehealth to combat...more

Stoel Rives - Health Law Insider®

COVID-19 Leads to Liberalization of e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances, May Presage Permanent Rulemaking

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) recently issued guidance permitting the use of telemedicine to prescribe controlled substances (schedule II to V) for the duration of the public health...more

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