The implementation of regulations allowing more flexibility for doctors looking to prescribe controlled substances online is on hold until the Biden-era rules can be reviewed by the Trump administration.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday issued a notice in the Federal Register that the agencies would pause the effective date of two Biden-era telemedicine prescribing policies until March 21. They agencies also said they would seek public comment regarding that effective date.
The rules were scheduled to become final Feb. 18.
The rules, issued in the final week of the Biden administration, ...
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