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The COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, 2023. DEA and HHS have provided for a notice-and-comment period of 30 days so that they have an opportunity to fully review and respond to any submissions.

On March 1, 2023, DEA, in concert with HHS, promulgated two notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) in the Federal Register —“Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation” (the General Telemedicine Rule) and “Expansion of ...

The Ryan Haight Act amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to generally require that the dispensing of controlled medications by means of the internet be predicated on a valid prescription involving at least one in-person medical evaluation.

In response to the COVID-19 PHE, in March 2020, the DEA granted temporary exceptions under the Ryan Haight Act that allowed healthcare providers to prescribe schedule II to V controlled substances, and FDA approved schedule III to V narcotic controlled medications for maintenance and withdrawal management treatment of ...

Controlled Drugs Schedule I — drugs with a high abuse risk. These drugs have NO safe, accepted medical use in the United States. ... Schedule II — drugs with a high abuse risk, but also have safe and accepted medical uses in the United States. ... Schedule III, IV, or V — drugs with an abuse risk less than Schedule II.

Be Aware of These DEA Red Flags The practice is cash only. It does not bill insurance. The practice has a high number of out-of-state patients. It has a high proportion of Schedule II and III narcotics relative to legend drugs. Patients travel long distances to fill prescriptions.