Public Health Emergency Ends and DEA Proposed Rules Step In

Article by: Partner Jeff Zuber, Counsel Raza Lawrence, and Associate Lizzie Fanckboner. In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declared by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) adopted a new set of policies to allow DEA-registered practitioners to prescribe controlled substances without having to interact in person…