The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently revised the regulations as pertaining to controlled substances and requirements of your healthcare provider in prescribing these medications.
Controlled substances include opioids (such as codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone), stimulants (such as Adderall, Ritalin, Adipex), depressants (such as Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin), hallucinogens and anabolic steroids (such as Testosterone).
To ensure compliance with these regulations, our office will require that all patients who are on a prescribed controlled substance for their healthcare needs complete an in-person follow up visit every 90 calendar days or less.
Patients will be required to sign a Controlled Substance Agreement when beginning a treatment involving a controlled substance medication and to sign an updated copy on an annual basis, to be uploaded into their patient chart.
Please note that our office will not be able to submit a refill for a controlled substance medication, or to submit a script for a new controlled substance medication, if you have not completed your required 90 day in-person follow up visit.