Earlier today, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder assured Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.), chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will deliver draft legislation to Sen. Kohl in January outlining changes to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) that would authorize certain nurses or other licensed health care professionals who are designated by a nursing home as agents of DEA-licensed practitioners to transmit the practitioner’s order for a controlled substance, specifically Schedule II drugs, to DEA-licensed pharmacies, either orally or by fax.
Wow. That was a long sentence. So, let’s break it down a bit…