This final rule authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) practitioners acting within the scope of their VA employment to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine to a VA patient with whom they have not conducted an in-person medical evaluation. VA practitioners are permitted to prescribe controlled substances to VA patients if another VA practitioner has, at any time, previously conducted an in-person medical evaluation of the VA patient, subject to certain conditions.
US Federal Register - DEA Telehealth Rules · January 17, 2025
DEA Telehealth Rules: Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients
Original title: Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients
Final rule authorizes VA practitioners to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine to VA patients without prior in-person evaluation if another VA practitioner previously evaluated the patient.
Published by US Federal Register - DEA Telehealth Rules. HealthSignal links to the original document; the summary above is extracted from the source text.