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DEA extends pandemic-era telehealth rules for prescribing controlled medications
On May 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ended its COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration that had been in effect since January 2020. Along with it, a long list of pandemic-era policy changes and regulatory waivers that had been in place for more than three years expired.
However, not all pandemic-era policies ended on May 11. Find out the importance of these policies and how it affects the ability of healthcare providers to prescribe controlled substances via telehealth.