Proposed rules would permit a telehealth provider to prescribe only up to a 30-day supply of a Schedule III-V non-narcotic controlled substance or buprenorphine through telehealth without the patient first being evaluated in person by a provider.
President Biden announced he would not extend the COVID19 Public Health Emergency beyond its May 11 expiration. Tis will bring about the termination of several policy waivers and discretionary enforcement that expanded health care programs, payments, and prescribing flexibilities
Detractors say that the Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed rule is inviting people to acquire controlled substances through their own methods online.
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With the end of the public health emergency, clinicians won’t be able to prescribe controlled substance medications via telehealth without an in-person visit.