Behavioral Health Business June 14, 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration is preparing to release its final rule for telehealth and controlled substances.
On Thursday, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received the final rule from the DEA. The OMB oversees the coordination and review of major executive branch actions. It’s the final stop before the final rules are published.
The rule itself has not been released. It’s unclear when that will happen.
The release of the final rule would present the next evolution in establishing a post-COVID paradigm for the use of telehealth in prescribing controlled substances.
In March 2023, the DEA published two interrelated rules. They re-established rules that require controlled substances categorized under the DEA’s Schedule II through V to be...