Training Requirements for DEA Registration
On March 27, 2023, the DEA sent an email to prescribers notifying them of a new training requirement of 8 hours of one-time training on safe controlled substance prescribing as a condition of receiving or renewing a DEA registration.
Sec. 1263 of the spending bill Congress passed in December 2022 requires controlled substance prescribers to complete 8 hours of one-time training on safe controlled substance prescribing as a condition of receiving or renewing a DEA registration. The statutory language was taken from a separate bill, called the Medication Access and Training Expansion Act (or MATE Act).
The ADA has created resources to support providers navigating this new requirement. You can access an FAQ and up-to-date information, resources, and trainings to meet these requirements here.
Courses Offered by the ADA
- Drug Trends — Where Are We Today? (Part 1 of ADA & DEA Series)
- DEA Closed System of Distribution, Record Keeping and Sanctions (Part 2 of ADA & DEA Series)
- Prescribing Controlled Substances (Part 3 of ADA & DEA Series)
- The Special Considerations of Pain Management and Opioid Use in Older Adults (Recorded Webinar)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Acute Dental Pain
- Emergency Department Referral Model in Action: Addressing Dental Access Opioid Prevention and Pain Management
- Like Pulling Teeth: An Emergency Department Physician’s Perspective on Dental Issues in the ED (Recorded Webinar)
- Safe and Responsible Prescribing of Opioid Analgesics
- Factors influencing opioid prescribing after tooth extraction (September 2022 Article 3)
- Patterns of opioid prescribing in an Appalachian college of dentistry (March 2021 Article 3)
