Applying for DEA/prescription agreement

[Kosalskyj]

I am applying for my DEA as an adult geriatric nurse practitioner. I cannot find the answer anywhere-

when applying for your DEA do you have to have a collaborative prescriptive agreement in order to get the DEA #? when I go through the application process it does not look like it allows me to supply anyting. however in the directions it says that it is necessary.

Do I go ahead and get it anyway? most jobs will not hire you unless you already have a DEA. So I'm confused as to, do I get the prescriptive agreement first before getting the DEA, or vice versa

[LadyT618, MSN, APRN, NP]

This is greatly dependent on what state you're in. Please do not submit until you know for sure because there are no refunds (I.e, kiss that $731 goodbye). If you're in Texas, don't do it until you have a PAA in place and filed with the TX Medical Board.

[verene, MSN]

This is state dependent.

In filing out the DEA application you do need to have a business address - so I would think it makes sense to have a job offer before completing DEA application. I started mine before I had a job (you can save application) and then submitted with employment address once I had a job offer.