DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: REGISTERING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCIES UNDER THE PROTECTING PATIENT ACCESS TO EMERGENCY MEDICATIONS ACT OF 2017

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a rule called: Registering Emergency Medical Services Agencies Under the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 5 by Alana Moore, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.

Summary: The "Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, " (the Act) which became law on November 17, 2017, amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to allow for a new registration category for emergency medical services agencies that handle controlled substances. It also established standards for registering emergency medical services agencies, and set forth new requirements for...