I Gave up my Controlled Substance Licensure in Nevada
I have not prescribed a controlled substance in Nevada for many years.
I have not prescribed a controlled substance in Nevada for many years. So recently, as my controlled substance licensure was due, I reached out to the Board of Pharmacy, and asked them if I do not intend to prescribe a controlled substance, do I need to keep a controlled substance license? Their answer was NO. Furthermore, without that license, the Prescription Monitoring Program account (PMP) is not necessary. Knowing this, I let my controlled substance license expire.
I then contacted the State Board of Optometry and asked if I do not have a controlled substance license, do I need to meet the opiate education requirement? Their answer was NO. So, as a result, without a Nevada controlled substance license, I am not required to take the Opiate course or monitor the PMP.
I value having Optometry represented with prescription writing, and this is done through the DEA licensure. If no controlled substances are written, the Nevada controlled substance licensure is not necessary.
Troy Humphreys, OD, FAAO
Immediate Past President, NOA
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