Overview
The recently enacted Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, requires that Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered health care providers (except those in exclusive veterinary practice) complete training on the treatment and management of opioid or other substance use disorders. This mandated eight (8) hours of education is a one-time requirement and can be fulfilled using one or more continuing education (CE) activities related to opioid and other substance use. Evidence of completed education will be requested after June 27, 2023 whenever a provider applies for a new or renewed DEA registration to be a licensed prescriber of controlled substances.
Target Audience
All Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners* who treat patients with opioid or other substance use disorders, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and dentists.
*For more information about practitioners who have satisfied this requirement, click here.
Activities
AKH’s Substance Use Disorder Accredited Education is designed to meet the educational requirements as outlined in the MATE Act. Four (4) individual, accredited CE activities are available. These text-based monographs can be purchased individually or as a 4-activity package (a $30 savings).
In Collaboration
AGD is working in collaboration with AKH on providing education to dentists that meet the new one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners.
Partnerships
AKH, your trusted source for accredited CE, is partnering with the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and their recognized experts in the specialty of medical toxicology to offer you two options to satisfy your MATE ACT requirement. Choose the format you prefer – text-based monographs or on-demand webinars – and select the hours you need. Access ACMT’s on-demand webinars, which are accredited by AKH, here.
