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On Friday afternoon, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published their long awaited telemedicine rule extension. This extension will allow time for the DEA to draft and publish a rule in the next year.

• This is a one year extension and it runs until December 31, 2025
• It will give time for DEA and HHS to write a more permanent rule on telemedicine prescription
• 20 members of Congress had written DEA asking for this extension
• The extension allows all DEA registered practitioners to prescribe Schedule II-V controlled medications via telemedicine without an in-person exam
• There is a draft rule at OMB, which is not the extension, but it is unlikely to be released before the end of the current Administration
• HHS has non-concurred on the rule at OMB, which is very rare
• The second rule, when it comes out next year, will be limited to cases where the prescriber has never seen their patient face-to-face
• Congress has mandated a telehealth proscribing rule in multiple pieces of legislation starting in 2008, and it has never been published
• Without this extension, pharmacies were expected to stop filling many telehealth prescriptions.

One of AzNA's two Directors at Large has resigned for personal reasons. The AzNA Board is seeking members willing to serve in this role to fill the vacancy.

A Director at Large performs special functions as assigned to assist the president in performing the functions of the board or to guide special projects. This Director at Large term will run until the 2025 election, happening in late 2025.Read the full position description.

Interested candidates must complete aconsent to serve form and email it toinfo@aznurse.org by November 27, 2024. All nominations will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and one candidate will be appointed to the AzNA Board of Directors.