---
id: 8352
title: "DEA Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances – Certification Clarification"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/vulnerability-management/dea-electronic-prescription-of-controlled-substances-certification-clarification/"
published_at: "2011-12-05T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["certification", "compliance", "healthcare", "dea", "epcs", "electronic-prescriptions"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8352"
lang: en
---

# DEA Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances – Certification Clarification

## Summary

DEA's October 2011 EPCS clarifications listed an approved certifying organization, but under 21 CFR 1311.300(a) a qualified third-party audit is an equally valid path. Beware rubber-stamp certifiers.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2011-12-05T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/vulnerability-management/dea-electronic-prescription-of-controlled-substances-certification-clarification/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8352