This document discusses nurse practitioners' ability to prescribe controlled substances in Florida. It notes that Florida was the last state to grant nurse practitioners this privilege in 2017. It outlines the requirements for licensed Florida nurse practitioners to prescribe controlled substances, including completing 2 hours of controlled substance prescription continuing education and applying for a DEA license that costs $731 and is valid for 3 years. Nurse practitioners are also required to have a controlled substance agreement with a supervising physician. The document provides links to resources on the scope of nurse practitioner practice and state practice environments from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, as well as a link to the DEA application website.

1. 1. Scope of practice of nurse practitioners: professional role.
https://www.aanp.org/advocacy/advocacy-resource/position-
statements/scope-of-practice-for-nurse-practitioners
2. State practice environment (AANP).
https://www.aanp.org/advocacy/state/state-practice-environment
3. I want to take an opportunity to discuss our
new granted privilege to prescribe controlled substance
. There are five classes of substance considered under the
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
(Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of
1970, 2019).This privilege was legally approved in Florida, the
last state to grant such a privilege for midlevel practitioners, in
2017( Kellangs & Maye, 2017).
Once licensed as Florida Nurse Practitioner (NP) license, you
will need 2 hours of controlled substance prescription CEUs and
to apply for the DEA license. The application cost $ 731 and
it’s valid for three years. NPs are required to have a controlled
substance agreement with the supervising physician.
DEA website
https://apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/webforms/jsp/regapps/com
mon/newAppLogin.jsp
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References
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of
1970. Retrieved on March 10, 2019
fromhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

2. Comprehensive Drug_Abuse_
Prevention_and_Control_Act_of_1970
Kellams, J. R., & Maye, J. P. (2017). The last state to grant
nurse practitioners DEA licensure: An education improvement
initiative on the Florida prescription drug monitoring program.
Journal of addictions nursing, 28(3), 135-142. doi:
10.1097/JAN.0000000000000177
U.S Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement
Administration. Diversion control division. Application for
Registration Under Controlled Substances Act of 1970
(NewApplicants Only). Retrieved from
https://apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/webforms/jsp/regapps/com
mon/newAppLogin.js
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