Your Voice is Wanted, Please Respond to: Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation
Posted over 2 years ago
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| Dear Ellen, A new Drug Enforcement Administration proposed rule could ban healthcare providers from prescribing controlled medications via telemedicine if they have not conducted an in-person medical evaluation first. This proposed rule would make accessing care more challenging for everyone, especially for terminally ill and historically underserved patients. You can help by submitting a comment on the ruling by Friday, March 31.
Why the proposed rule is harmful:
Use the message below or craft your own when submitting a comment. I am advocating to lessen suffering and continue care for patients at the end of life. The proposed rule would worsen their suffering and impact access. The proposed rule does not adequately support patients at the end of life and will substantially reduce their ability to obtain essential medications. Telemedicine relieves patients of the burdens of traveling with terminal and serious illness, and allows medical practitioners to be available to more patients who need their services. An exemption from the in-person exam requirement should be made available for people at the end of life.
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