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Guidelines regarding APRNs prescribing Hydrocodone
Posted In Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, APRNs, Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA"), Health Care Law, Hydrocodone, Kentucky Board of Nursing, Nurse practitioners (NP)
Voluntary Surrender of DEA Registration: Proceed With Caution
Posted In Agreed Order, Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA"), Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Licensure Requirements
All too often, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) asks a physician to surrender his or her DEA registration when the physician enters into a prescribing-related Agreed Order with the applicable state licensing authority. A DEA registration is important because, in order to write prescriptions for controlled substances or dispense controlled substances in-office, physicians must be registered with the DEA. More >
