Most EMS agencies think compliance is about having the records. Under the DEA’s PPAEMA Final Rule, now in effect, the standard is much higher: records must be readily retrievable — produced quickly, completely, and cross-referenced across the full lifecycle of every controlled substance the agency touches.
For agencies that have historically operated under a hospital’s or medical director’s DEA registration, this is a quiet but consequential shift. The paperwork most stations keep today does not meet the standard. Read More >
