Based on information posted on its website, the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) will end its Controlled Substances Act (CSA) subscription service, effective November 17, 2020. As you may recall, the NTIS CSA subscription service provides near-real time information on all active and retired DEA registrations. This is/was a useful tool, particularly for distributors and pharmacies, to check the status of a DEA registration before controlled substances are distributed or dispensed. Many entities have embedded and automated this data into their order management and/or dispensing software. So, this is potentially a big deal.
DEA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for New 222 Form
On February 21, 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), New Single-Sheet Format for U.S. Official Order Form for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances (DEA Form 222). This is the agency’s second attempt at bringing the DEA Form 222 into the 21st Century. In 2007, the agency issued a similar NPRM, but never published a Final Rule.
The current NPRM not only changes the format of the 222, but also proposes “minor procedural changes.” Below is a summary of some of those changes.