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Renewal
The renewal date for your DEA registration is directly correlated to the date in which the registration was first issued.
DEA does not send renewal notices in the mail; all notifications of renewal will come electronically, beginning 60 days prior to the expiration date. Notifications will be sent to the associated email address, so it is important to ensure that the email address listed on the registration is correct and active.
If a renewal application was submitted in a timely manner prior to expiration, practitioners may continue operations beyond the expiration date until final action is taken on the application.
DEA will allow the reinstatement of an expired registration for one month after the expiration date. If the registration is not renewed within that month, an application for a new DEA registration is required.
Regardless of whether a registration is reinstated within the calendar month after expiration, federal law prohibits the handling of controlled substances or List 1 chemicals for any period of time under an expired registration.
Voluntary Surrender
PDA recommends that dentists consult with an attorney if asked to voluntarily surrender a DEA license.
Termination
DEA registrations automatically terminates upon death, or when the dentist ceases legal existence, discontinues business or professional practice, or surrenders the registration. For those reasons other than death, dentists should notify their local Special Agent in Charge of the Administration and appropriately dispose of any remaining controlled substances.
DEA Medication Access and Training Expansion( MATE) Act
The federal MATE Act of 2022 requires practitioners applying for or renewing a DEA registration to fulfill a one-time, eight-hour minimum training requirement addressing:
• The treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, or
• Safe pharmacological management of dental pain
Practitioners will be required to affirm on their initial or renewal DEA application whether they have completed the one-time training.
According to DEA:
• Training can occur in multiple sessions
• Previous training from qualified entities before the law’ s effective date of December 22, 2022 will count towards the requirement
• Training may take place in-person or virtually
• Practitioners who have completed eight hours of relevant coursework at an accredited dental school within five years of July 27, 2023 automatically satisfy the requirement
Pennsylvania’ s requirement for dentists to obtain two hours of opioid-related CE for each renewal period does count toward the DEA one-time eight-hour requirement.
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