DEA MATE Act Training: Safe Opioid Prescribing

This ANCC-accredited training is designed for providers who want to prescribe controlled medications safely, reduce risk, and protect their license in today’s high-scrutiny healthcare environment.

Inside this course, you’ll receive practical, real-world education on:

✅ Opioid prescribing safety in outpatient and primary care settings
✅ Controlled substance risk reduction strategies
✅ Identifying misuse, diversion, and high-risk patient patterns
✅ Substance use disorder (SUD) recognition and treatment considerations
✅ Pain management best practices and non-opioid alternatives
✅ Screening tools, monitoring strategies, and PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) workflows
✅ Naloxone education, harm reduction, and patient counseling
✅ Documentation strategies, compliance standards, and risk mitigation language that holds up
✅ Prescribing considerations for compounded controlled medications (including high-risk compounded combinations)

This activity satisfies the 8-hour DEA MATE Act training requirement on opioid and substance use disorder education.

A certificate of completion is provided after successful course completion.

Disclaimer: This course provides continuing education credit. It is the responsibility of the licensee to confirm acceptance of CEU content towards any DEA or state licensing requirements.