Narcotic Enforcement Guidance Documents
Practitioners
Guidance Documents
- Letter to Practitioners About the Expansion of the Official Prescription Program
- Register and Order Official Prescriptions Free of Charge
- Instructions for Online Ordering of Official NYS Prescriptions for Practitioners
- Questions and Answers for Practitioners Regarding the New Official Prescription Program
- Important Notice to Practitioners and Healthcare Facilities Utilizing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems
- Serialized Authentication Labels for Non-controlled Substances - Letter to hospitals and clinics (PDF, 54KB, 1pg.)
- Letter to Hospital Administrators Regarding Available Exemption from the Official Prescription Program
- Commissioner's Ruling - Patient Assistance Programs
- Commissioner's Ruling - Exempt Distribution
- Serialized Authentication Labels for Non-controlled Substances - Letter to hospitals and clinics
Newsletters
Publications
- Attention Practitioners! Prescription Drug Abuse Alert
- Substance Abuse and Treatment: Information for Practitioners
Pharmacies
- Electronic Data Transmission - Manual of Instructions
- Lost or Stolen Scripts
- Expanded Syringe Access Demonstration Program (ESAP)
Newsletters
Licensed Facilities
- License Application to Engage in a Controlled Substance Activity: New, Renewal, Amendment - Instructions and Application (DOH-4330)
- Instructions for On-Site Destruction of Controlled Substances
- Expanded Syringe Access Program Guidelines for Health Care Facilities
Parents
- Protect Your Kids! Prescription Drug Alert: Prescriptions Used as Dangerous New Party Drugs
- Misuse of Prescription Drugs Climbing in Middle and High School Students - Vital Questions and Answers for Parents