IMPORTANT DEA NEWS New DEA Education Requirement
Does Not Apply to Veterinarians by Ashley S. Morgan, DVM, CAE
Director | AVMA Division of State Advocacy
t was brought to our attention that a new notification (content pasted below) appearing in DEA registra- tion applications (new or renewals) are causing veterinarians pause. Tis notification (which is simply a notification at this time) relates to training requirements that will go in to effect June 21, 2023, for pre- scribers EXCLUDING veterinarians. Veterinarians were exempted in the federal legislation that created these requirements (page 8 of the attached for anyone interested):
(B) QUALIFIED PRACTITIONER.—In this subsection, the term ‘qualified practitioner’ means a prac- titioner who—(i) is licensed under State law to prescribe controlled substances; and (ii) is not solely a veterinarian.
We’ve just resolved this with DEA after hearing about the confusion. DEA will be adding a statement to the notification that says “Tis excludes Doctors of Veterinary Medicine and the new applications or renewal applications will not require any action.” Tis change could take ~24 hours; in the meantime, practitioners can check the box acknowledging that they have read the terms and proceed.
As you prepare to register or renew your registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), please be aware of training requirements that went in to effect June 27, 2023, for all prescribers EX- CEPT veterinarians. Veterinarians were specifically exempted in the federal legislation that created these requirements. Enacted on December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires a one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all DEA-registered practitioners—EXCLUDING VETER- INARIANS—on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. As of June 27, 2023, practitioners—EXCLUDING VETERINARIANS--are required to check a box on their online DEA registration form affirming that they have completed the new training requirement. Because veterinarians are not required to complete this training, the DEA has advised that veterinarians should simply check any box that is associated with the training in order to proceed with their registration or renewal application.
For questions, please contact AVMA at
avmagrd@avma.org or the KVMA office.
Ashley S. Morgan, DVM, CAE Director | Division of State Advocacy American Veterinary Medical Association 1910 Sunderland Place NW Washington, DC 20036
o: 202.289.3210 | c: 703.517.1196
www.avma.org
To access the U.S. Department of Justice Practitioner’s Manual “An Informational Outline of theControlled Substances Act” please use the following link:
www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/GDP/(DEA-DC-071)(EO-DEA226)
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