# Extension 3: Third Temporary Rule — DEA telemedicine controlled-substance prescribing flexibility -- extension history

For Extension 3: Third Temporary Rule, published is 11/19/2024; federal register citation is 89 FR 91253; document number is 2024-27018; effective period as stated is This rule is effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025; flexibility extended through is December 31, 2025, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

- **Temporary rule:** Extension 3: Third Temporary Rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 11/19/2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Federal Register citation:** 89 FR 91253 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Document number:** 2024-27018 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective period as stated:** This rule is effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Flexibility extended through:** December 31, 2025 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Expiry date this rule replaced:** December 31, 2024 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> A Rule by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Health and Human Services Department on 11/19/2024 Published Document: 2024-27018 (89 FR 91253)

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Effective period as stated

> DATES: This rule is effective January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.

### Flexibility extended through

> The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in concert with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing a third extension of telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications, through December 31, 2025.

### Expiry date this rule replaced

> Paragraph (a) is amended to state that the authorization granted in the amended paragraph (c) expires at the end of December 31, 2025, instead of December 31, 2024.

## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-27018

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2026-10-30.
Part of [DEA telemedicine controlled-substance prescribing flexibility -- extension history](https://referencesource.org/dea-telemedicine-prescribing-flexibility-extensions/).