[NPInfo] DEA Prices

[Jeff and Linda Bocchetto]

Your Price is right! I have been told they use the money to help screen for 
abuse in the system, what a joke!
My employer pays for my renewal as well as any other expenses related to my 
licensures, etc. that I need in order to practice. Between DEA fees and 
recertification fees, I would hate to have to pay them out of my CE 
allowance.
Linda B


>From: "Lisa Meyer" <meyerlm at chartermi.net>
>Reply-To: NP Info <npinfo at nurse.net>
>To: "NP Info" <npinfo at nurse.net>
>Subject: [NPInfo] DEA Prices
>Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:01:59 -0500
>
>Did I just get scammed??  Last time I renewed my DEA registration I thought 
>it was outrageously expensive, but I remember it being 200 bucks or 
>something like that.  I just renewed today, and is it really $551???  Or 
>did I get directed to some scam site?  This much money every 3 years??  
>This is the first time I did on-line renewal and was sent this thing in the 
>mail encouraging me to use the on-line version.  It came with a full page 
>of "testimonials" about how easy and quick this was.  It took me AN HOUR!!  
>It kept telling me there was no match in their system for my number based 
>on the info I was providing, but it doesn't tell you which information is 
>the problem.  I tried calling the "customer help line" and after the PHONE 
>TREE FROM HELL was told that they were busy, "try back later".
>
>Sorry--I really needed to rant.  Does anyone know what the DEA does with 
>all of our money anyway?  Do most of the rest of you pay out of pocket for 
>your numbers or does your employer pick it up?  (Mine comes out of my 
>yearly CME allowance, which will really bite into mine this year).
>
>Lisa
>
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