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A step-by-step guide for Medical Doctors navigating DEA registration, including MATE Act training requirements, state licensing, and best practices for compliance.

Physician Associates (PAs) often prescribe medications including controlled substances. To do so legally, PAs must complete DEA registration. Here is everything PAs need to know, from meeting the MATE Act requirement to completing Form 224.

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have prescriptive authority in all 50 states, but to prescribe controlled substances they must first register with the DEA. This guide covers when and how NPs should register, including the MATE Act federal training requirement.

The MATE Act mandates that all DEA-registered practitioners complete a one-time, eight-hour training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.