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
Under the federal MATE Act of 2022 , all practitioners applying for or renewing a DEA registration must have a minimum of eight hours training on :
• the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders , or
• safe pharmacological management of dental pain .
Beginning June 27 , 2023 , practitioners will be required to affirm on their initial or renewal DEA application whether they have completed the one-time training . The date in which practitioners must complete the onetime training depends on each practitioner ’ s renewal deadline or date they initially apply .
According to the DEA :
• Training can occur in multiple sessions .
• Previous training from a qualified entity before the law ’ s effective date of December 22 , 2022 , will count .
• Training may take place in-person or virtually .
• Practitioners who completed eight hours of relevant coursework at an accredited dental school within five years of June 27 , 2023 , automatically satisfy the requirement .
It is also important to note that Pennsylvania ’ s own requirement for dentists to obtain two hours of opioidrelated CE will count toward the DEA ’ s new one-time eight-hour training requirement .
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