DEA Announces Three New Telemedicine Rules that Continue to …
2 days ago · “DEA’s goal is to provide telehealth access for needed medications while ensuring patient safety and preventing the diversion of medications into the illicit drug market,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “We understand the difficulties some patients have accessing medical providers in-person, and we want to ease this burden while ...
DEA and HHS Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities through 2025
Nov 15, 2024 · However, with the end of 2024 quickly approaching, DEA, jointly with HHS, has extended current telemedicine flexibilities through December 31, 2025. The full text of the extension, entitled “Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications,” was submitted to the Federal Register ...
DEA and HHS Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities through 2025
November 15, 2024 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in concert with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a third extension of telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications, through December 31, 2025.
Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter
1 day ago · DEA Registration Requirement:DEA and HHS assume all practitioners who would issue prescriptions via telemedicine encounters pursuant to this final rule are authorized under DEA regulations under 21 CFR 1301.13(e)(1)(iv) as well as the states where the practitioner is located (unless otherwise excepted). Therefore, the impact of this requirement ...
Telemedicine - DEA Diversion Control Division
On September 12 and 13, 2023, DEA hosted public listening sessions and received comments from 58 healthcare practitioners, experts, advocates, patients, and other members of the public to inform DEA’s regulations on prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine.
HHS, DEA release rules related to telemedicine prescribing of ...
2 days ago · The DEA’s final rule for the telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine will enable practitioners to prescribe a six-month initial supply of Schedule III-V medications to treat opioid use disorder via audio-only telemedicine interaction without a prior in-person evaluation. Practitioners can then prescribe additional medication via other ...
DEA and HHS Announce ASHP-Supported Telehealth Expansions …
3 days ago · The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ... Additional prescriptions may be issued under other forms of telemedicine authorized by the Controlled Substances Act or after an in-person medical evaluation is conducted.
DEA, HHS finalize rule allowing telehealth drug treatment
2 days ago · But the DEA did not implement that part of the law, preventing providers from prescribing controlled substances through telehealth until such restrictions were waived during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New DEA Rule Expected to Extend Controlled Substance Telemedicine …
Oct 17, 2024 · After considerable pressure from both Congress and the White House, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) submitted a proposed rule regarding flexibilities on telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances on October 11, 2024.
health emergency). The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) generally requires practitioners prescribing controlled substances to patients in another state via telemedicine to be registered in thos. patients’ state. The CSA does so in two distinct but partial.