On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 enacted a new one-time, eight (8)-hour training requirement for ALL Drug Enforcement Administration registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.

How will practitioners be asked to report satisfying this new training requirement?

Beginning on June 27, 2023, practitioners will be required to check a box on their online DEA registration form-regardless of whether a registrant is completing their initial registration application or renewing their registration-affirming that they have completed the new training requirement.

What is the deadline for satisfying this new training requirement?

The deadline for satisfying this new training requirement is the date of a practitioner’s next scheduled DEA registration submission-regardless of whether it is an initial registration or a renewal registration-on or after June 27, 2023. This one-time training requirement affirmation will NOT be a part of future registration renewals.