DEA education requirement on substance use disorders

Beginning on June 27, 2023, all providers with a DEA registration will be asked to check a box on their registration form to confirm they have received 8 hours of training in substance use disorders. The deadline for completing the training is the date of each practitioner’s next scheduled DEA renewal - or at the time of any new registrations. The training requirement is one-time only, and the 8 hours do not have to be consecutive but may be cumulative over several activities.

The following providers are considered to have already met the training requirement:

• doctors board-certified in Addiction Medicine or Addiction Psychiatry by American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Board of Addiction Medicine, or the American Osteopathic Association

• providers who have previously completed DATA-2000 waiver training at any time in the past

• all practitioners that graduated from a medical, dental, physician assistant, or advanced practice nursing school within five years of June 27, 2023, provided that their curriculum included at least 8 hours of training in substance use disorders

• providers with any previous training in substance use disorders totaling 8 hours provided by any of the approved groups listed below.

The following groups are approved training providers:

• The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

• The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)/Providers Clinical Support System (FREE)

• American Medical Association (AMA) (FREE)

• The American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or any organizations accredited by the AOA to provide continuing medical education

• The American Dental Association (ADA) (FREE)

• The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)

• The American Psychiatric Association (APA)

• The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

• The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) (FREE)

• The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

• Any other organization accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (AACCME) or the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition (CCEPR)