Chapman Law Group is dedicated to protecting the DEA registrations of practitioners, pharmacists, treatment facilities, distributors, nurse practitioners, and other DEA registrants all across the U.S. Our national healthcare attorneys assist clients with:
The DEA may deny, suspend or revoke a practitioner’s DEA registration for the following reasons:
Many of our attorneys practice professional licensing full-time and are dedicated to helping prescribers and dispensers protect their DEA registration and state licenses (e.g. medical license, pharmacy license, pain clinic license, distributor license, etc.).
Our healthcare lawyers are experienced in helping practitioners and other registrants defend their DEA registration, both in court and during DEA investigations and inspections. We also assist with the application for DEA registration, DEA registration denial and renewal issues.
When the DEA takes action to suspend or revoke a DEA registration, it must first serve an order to show cause on the registrant. In certain “emergency” situations, if the DEA finds there is an “imminent danger to the public health or safety,” the DEA may suspend any DEA registration simultaneously with the issuance of an immediate suspension order and order to show cause.
The show cause order requires you to show why your DEA registration should not be revoked, suspended or denied. The order will contain a statement of the legal basis and reason(s) for issuing the order along with a summary of the facts and law asserted. Much like action taken by state medical boards, the registrant has the right to request a hearing with an administrative law judge (ALJ) to challenge the facts alleged in the DEA’s order to show cause.
The registrant has 30 days from the date the order is served to file a request for a hearing. Failure to file the request within 30 days will be deemed a waiver of your right to a hearing, and the DEA may request that final action be taken.
Therefore, it is important that you contact an attorney immediately upon receiving an immediate suspension order or show cause order, so that we may preserve your rights and prepare your defense to protect your DEA registration.
Show cause hearings are held before a federal administrative law judge. Each party has an opportunity to present their arguments. You may admit evidence and present witnesses to support your case. The DEA has the burden of proof to show by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation occurred. The ALJ will determine whether it is inconsistent with the public interest for the registrant to maintain a DEA registration.
Following the hearing, the ALJ will issue a recommended decision, which is then submitted to the DEA Administrator. If the registrant or DEA disagrees with the ALJ’s recommended decision, they may submit exceptions. The DEA Administrator will issue a final decision either adopting, modifying or rejecting the ALJ’s recommended decision.
The DEA considers the following factors when determining whether a DEA registration would be “inconsistent with the public interest:
If the registrant is unsatisfied with the final decision, they may appeal the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
The DEA frequently contacts registrants before taking action and attempts to have the registrant voluntarily relinquish their DEA registration in lieu of further action. All too often, registrants voluntarily relinquish their DEA registration because of fear of administrative or criminal action, often without having sought legal counsel.
There are many reasons why you should not surrender your DEA registration. For example:
The national healthcare attorneys at Chapman Law Group have provided onsite assistance to DEA registrants all across the U.S. to ensure their rights and practice are protected when the DEA asks for surrender of registration.
Among the DEA actions we handle:
We represent licensed medical professionals, including:
Our attorneys serve healthcare professionals throughout the U.S.: in Michigan (including Detroit, Dearborn, Troy, Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids), Florida (Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando and West Palm Beach), and nationally in regions including Los Angeles and Southern California, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C.
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