HAA Comments on Proposed Regs for Disposal of Controlled Substances

NAHC’s Hospice Association of America (HAA) recently submitted comments to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in response to proposed new regulations for the disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users. The proposed regulation was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 21, 2012. The existing Controlled Substances Act (CSA) defines “ultimate user’’ as ‘‘a person…