The MATE Act requires DEA-registered physicians to take eight hours of training on treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. Sanjay Desai, MD, chief academic officer and group vice president of medical education at the American Medical Association, shares what doctors need to know and how to complete DEA license renewal. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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