Proposed telemedicine rules could limit rural prescriptions

LANSING

Controlled medications like Adderall and opioids could no longer be prescribed via telemedicine, under a proposed rule by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.

Critics say the use of telemedicine to prescribe the drugs, allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, helps patients in rural areas and should continue.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic an in-person visit to a healthcare provider was required for …