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Proposed Rules Would Allow Physician Assistants to Prescribe Schedule 2 Controlled Substances

The Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine have proposed amendments to the administrative rules governing the delegation of prescribing authority to physician assistants.  Under the existing rules, a physician may only delegate to physician assistants the authority to prescribe controlled substances that are listed in the Federal Drug and Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA’s”) Schedules 3 to 5.  The proposed amendments would eliminate that limitation and allow physicians to authorize physician assistants to prescribe Schedule 2 controlled substances.

Before the proposed amendments can be adopted, Michigan law requires an opportunity for public comment and a public hearing.  The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will hold such a public hearing on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.  In addition to commenting at the public hearing, written comments may be submitted until 5:00 p.m. on October 3, 2012, to the following address:

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Health Professions –
Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery Public Hearing
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909-8170

Attention: Desmond Mitchell, Policy Analyst

Alternatively, comments may be e-mailed to: mitchelld6@michigan.gov

If you would like assistance in drafting comments or in determining how the proposed amendments would impact you, please contact Richard Kraus at 517-371-8104 or by using the form below.

Categories: Hospitals, Physicians, Regulatory