Describe the role of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as it pertains to the PMHNP. Explain your responsibilities when having a DEA number. Explain how you apply for a DEA number. Explain your state’s requirements for a safe prescribing and prescription monitoring program. Explain your responsibility as a PMHNP to follow these requirements. (Florida) Provide an example of a drug you may prescribe from each of the Schedule II-V drug levels.Safe Prescribing Of Controlled Drugs.

Describe the role of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as it pertains to the PMHNP. Explain your responsibilities when having a DEA number. Explain how you apply for a DEA number. Explain your state’s requirements for a safe prescribing and prescription monitoring program. Explain your responsibility as a PMHNP to follow these requirements. (Florida) Provide an example of a drug you may prescribe from each of the Schedule II-V drug levels.Safe Prescribing Of Controlled Drugs.

Safe Prescribing The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ensures laws and regulations of United States on controlled substances are observed as well as bringing criminals to civil justice and any other competent jurisdiction liable in distribution, manufacturing and growing of controlled substances. Moreover, the organization is responsible for recommending and supporting non- enforcement programs intended to minimize the distribution of controlled substance both domestic market in United State or in the international market (Drug Enforcement Administration, n.d.). This paper seeks to discuss the role of DEA relative to a PHMHNP, responsibilities upon attaining a DEA number, the process of applying for a DEA number, state requirements for safe prescribing and provide an example of a drug I might prescribe for each schedule II-V drug levels. Role of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as it pertains to the PMHNP The DEA mandates is mandated various roles with the leading role being enforcing federal laws pertaining to illegal distribution manufacture and sale according to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The CSA which is a federal drug policy ensured certain substances are regulated by investigating, precluding drug dealers, drug trafficking manufacturers and distributors (Drug Enforcement Administration, n.d.).