Debra Perina, MD, FACEP (left), and Jeffrey Goodloe, MD, FACEP, hold up a signed copy of HR 304, Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017. This law legalizes the use of standing orders for EMS for using controlled substances and formalizes the process for receipt, storage, and dispensing of controlled substances by EMS services. Craig Manifold, DO, FACEP, Dr. Goodloe, and Dr. Perina were instrumental in working to get this bill signed into law.
ACEP Celebrates New Federal Controlled Substances Law
Topics: ACEPAdvocacyAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansDr. Craig ManifoldDr. Debra PerinaDr. Jeffrey GoodloeProtecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017
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