Mandatory for DEA Prescribers

DEA Controlled Substances Training

Compliance Package
8.5 hours
2025
ANCC
ACCME
APA
Nationally Accredited

Meet the DEA's new controlled substance prescribing continuing education requirement with confidence. Complete 8.5 total hours of training on your own time before your next DEA license application or renewal.

This package delivers all 8 hours of education required under the DEA MATE Act, combining four accredited courses into one convenient solution.

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DEA Controlled Substances Training

About this course

Our DEA MATE Act Compliance Package includes all required training to meet DEA education mandates, featuring 8+ hours of content across four courses. Participants can earn certificates in ACCME (AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) for both physicians and non-physicians, ANCC Contact Hours, or ACPE Contact Hours, providing a convenient, accredited solution to fulfill all MATE Act continuing education requirements.

What you will learn

  • Identify key DEA and MATE Act requirements for controlled substance prescribing
  • Assess patients for substance use risk using evidence-based tools
  • Apply safe opioid prescribing practices, including dosing and monitoring
  • Describe FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder and their use cases
  • Implement strategies to prevent diversion and reduce medication-related harm
  • Communicate effectively with patients about pain, addiction, and treatment options
  • Use clinical and documentation practices that support safe, compliant prescribing

Course content

4
sections
8.5h
total length
DEA Controlled Substance Training
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Bottled Abyss - A Deep Dive into Alcohol Use Disorder among Vulnerable Groups
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3 hours
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Safe Opiate Prescribing - Comprehensive Guide
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3.5 hours
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This is such a pain in the…Mouth! How to Treat Oral Pain and the Role of Opioids
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1 hour
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Unlocking Effective Treatments - Pharmacology for Substance Use Disorder
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1 hour

Course details

Release Date:
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Online

Accreditations

This course has been reviewed and approved through the rigorous standards of leading accrediting organizations, ensuring your continuing education credits are formally recognized and respected across professions and states.

ANCC

ANCC Contact Hours
American Nurses Credentialing Center

Accredited for nursing continuing education

ACCME

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

Accredited for physician continuing medical education

APA

APA CE Credits
American Psychological Association

Accredited for psychology continuing education

ASWB

ASWB Continuing Education Credits
Association of Social Work Boards

Accredited for social work continuing education

ACPE

ACPE Contact Hours
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

Accredited for pharmacy continuing education

ADA

ADA Continuing Education Credits
American Dental Association

Accredited for dental continuing education

Additional Information

  • Automatic reporting to CE Broker for participating states
  • Instant certificate generation upon course completion
  • Credits accepted for license renewal
  • Meets state requirements for continuing education

Course Faculty

Learn from leading experts who bring their real-world experience and evidence-based practices to this comprehensive training.

Megan Arbour

Megan Arbour

Associate Professor, Frontier Nursing University
PhD, RN, CNM, CNE

Megan Arbour, PhD, CNM, CNE, FACNM, is a certified nurse-midwife and certified nursing educator with a passion for teaching graduate nursing and midwifery students. She grew up in rural western Maine and was an elementary music teacher prior to attending midwifery and nursing school at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Her clinical practice involved work at several underserved clinics in Columbus, Ohio, providing midwifery care to those who were unable to access care elsewhere in the impoverished urban location. After 10 years of teaching and leading the midwifery program at the University of Cincinnati, Megan joined the faculty of Frontier Nursing University, where she currently works as an Associate Professor of nursing. It brings her great joy when students demonstrate skill in understanding, synthesizing, and applying scientific evidence in their clinical practice. Through the journey of life, Megan’s passion for trauma-informed teaching and recognizing disability as diversity has grown. She is honoured to share this passion with you. Megan lives in Ohio with her husband, 3 children, and many pets.

Areas of expertise:
Nurse Midwifery
Midwifery
Health Equity
Nursing Education
Mary Ellen Biggerstaff

Mary Ellen Biggerstaff

Assistant Professor, Frontier Nursing University; Family Nurse Practitioner
DNP, MPH, FNP

Family nurse practitioner and educator with focus on adolescent health, substance use, and behavioral health integration.

Areas of expertise:
Family Practice
Adolescent Health
Substance Use
Public Health

Disclosure

Disclosures

Partners requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to Partners policies. The individuals involved in the planning of these activities have no relevant financial relationships.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

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Real-World Experience

Combined 27+ years of direct patient care experience with diverse HIV populations in various healthcare settings.

Education Focus

Dedicated to training healthcare professionals and have developed evidence-based curricula for stigma reduction.

Patient Advocacy

Strong advocates for patient-centered care and have worked extensively with HIV advocacy organizations.

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Product Details

$99.00
8.5 hours
  • 100% Online. Complete on your time
  • Courses meet state, department, and board license requirements
  • Instant Completion. Certificate sent to you directly
  • Reporting on your behalf to CE Broker
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Requirements & Compliance

This course meets your continuing education requirements across multiple states and professions, ensuring you stay compliant with the latest regulations.

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Requirements

Meets Requirement
National

DEA Mate Act

Training on treating and managing patients with opioid and other substance use disorders.

Compliance Guaranteed

This course is regularly updated to ensure compliance with current state and federal requirements.

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Accreditations

ANCC

American Nurses Credentialing Center

ACCME

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

APA

American Psychological Association

ASWB

Association of Social Work Boards

ACPE

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

ADA

American Dental Association

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