Its CIII so requires that the prescriber has DEA priveledges.

Who is qualified to prescribe SUBOXONE or SUBUTEX?


Physicians who:
Meet one or more of the following training requirements

•  Hold a subspecialty board certification in addiction psychiatry
from the American Board of medical Specialties

•  Hold an addiction certification from the American Society of
Addiction Medicine

•  Hold a subspecialty board certification in Addiction Medicine from
the American Osteopathic Association

•  Have completed not less than 8 hours of authorized training on the
treatment or management of opioid-dependent patients. This training
may include classroom situations, seminars at professional society
meetings, electronic communications, or other media. The American
Society of Addiction Medicine, The American Academy of Addiction
Psychiatry, the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic
Association, and the American Psychiatric Association are all
authorized to provide this training. Details and website addresses can
be found in the section below.


AND meet both of the following criteria:

•  Have the capacity to provide or to refer patients for necessary
ancillary services, such as psychosocial therapy.

•  Agree to treat no more than 30 patients at any one time in their
individual or group practice

AND:

How can I be sure a physician is qualified to prescribe
SUBOXONE and SUBUTEX?
Physicians who meet the qualification criteria listed in the previous
section
must also notify the Secretary of Health & Human Services of their
intent to
prescribe SUBOXONE and SUBUTEX before doing so. Once all relevant
criteria are verified, DEA will issue the physician a unique
identification
number indicating that he or she is a qualifying physician under the
DATA.

AND:
What if I get a prescription from a doctor who does not have a special
DEA identification number?
Call that physician for clarification that the physician has made the
appropriate notification to DHHS. DEA is developing regulations that
will require this number along with the physician's existing DEA
registration number to be included on all prescriptions issued for the
treatment of opioid dependence; therefore physicians are being
strongly
urged to include this number on prescriptions.