The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an order to revoke Maria Dewitt's registration to handle controlled substances because she lacks the necessary authorization in Texas. Dewitt did not have a required prescriptive authority delegation agreement with a physician, which is essential for an advanced practice registered nurse in Texas to manage controlled substances. The administrative law judge upheld this decision, noting that without state authorization, Dewitt could not maintain her DEA registration. Consequently, her registration was revoked, and any further applications for registration in Texas were denied.
Simple Explanation
Maria Dewitt, a nurse in Texas, can't give out certain medicines anymore because she didn’t have the right permission from a doctor, so the DEA said she can’t keep her special license to do that.