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COVID-19 Leads to Liberalization of e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances, May Presage Permanent Rulemaking

By Ronak Chokhani and Timothy Hatfield on March 19, 2020 Posted in COVID-19, Legal Updates, National

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) recently issued guidance permitting the use of telemedicine to prescribe controlled substances (schedule II to V) for the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Specifically, if (a) the prescription “is issued for a legitimate medical … Continue Reading