Registering with the DEA and Prescribing Controlled Substances
Any dentist who prescribes controlled substances in Schedules II, III, IV, or V must register with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) every three years. At the time this content was developed (2016), the cost of a three-year DEA registration was $731.
DEA regulations cover:
- prescribing a controlled substance to be filled at a pharmacy
- giving a patient a controlled substance to take later
- giving a patient a controlled substance in the office, to swallow or through injection
- why dentists register with the DEA
- whether dentists can opt to only write prescriptions for drugs that don’t require a DEA number and refer patients needing prescriptions for controlled substances to another healthcare provider
- how the DEA determines the cost to register
- how the agency spends the monies collected via registration fees
- whom to contact with questions about the DEA registration fees
- tips for writing prescriptions • how e-prescribing protects your patients – and you
- recommendations on storing and maintaining proper inventory controls
Complete information is available in the DEA Practitioner’s Manual: An Informational Outline of the Controlled Substances Act.
Resources:
- ADA FAQ on Registering with the DEA [PDF]
- ADA Do’s and Don’ts for Prescribing Controlled Substances [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet for e-Prescribing Controlled Substances [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on the Safety and Inventory Control of Controlled Substances [PDF]
- ADA FAQ on New HCP Regulations [PDF]
- ADA FAQ on New HCP Regulations, Part 2 [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on Disposing of Controlled Substances [PDF]
- DEA Diversion Control Division website
- DEA Office of Diversion Control Registration Information
- DEA Theft or Loss of Controlled Substances - DEA Form 106
- DEA Inventory Requirements For Dispensing Practices
- DEA Form 222 (DEA Forms & Applications)
- DEA Form 41 (Registrant Record of Controlled Substances Destroyed)
- DEA Final Rule on the Disposal of Controlled Substances [PDF]
- SCDI White Paper No. 1070-2016 ADA Electronic Pharmaceutical Prescription Standard for Dentistry [ADA Store]
- CMS Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program
- CDC Tamper-Resistant Prescription Form Requirements [PDF]
- EPA Proposed Rule on Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
