DEA Revokes Ohio Doctor Loretta Clement’s Registration to Handle Controlled Substances
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has revoked the Certificate of Registration No. FC2337500 for Loretta Clement, M.D., of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Clement is now barred from prescribing, administering, dispensing, or otherwise handling controlled substances in Ohio.
The DEA issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) to Dr. Clement on February 18, 2025. The order said her registration should be revoked because she does not have the legal authority to prescribe controlled substances in Ohio. She did not request a hearing about this order.
The DEA confirmed the OSC was sent to Dr. Clement by email after attempts to serve her at her home and offices failed. The DEA Diversion Investigator spoke with Dr. Clement by phone and explained the process.
The State Medical Board of Ohio suspended Dr. Clement’s license on or about August 14, 2024. The agency checked the official Ohio state records and confirmed that Dr. Clement’s medical license is inactive. Dr. Clement may dispute this fact by filing a motion within fifteen days of the order.
DEA rules say that a doctor must have state authority to prescribe controlled substances in order to have a DEA registration. When a doctor loses that authority, the DEA is allowed to revoke the registration. Under Ohio law, only doctors with a valid license may prescribe or handle these medicines.
Because Dr. Clement’s medical license is not active, she is not allowed to prescribe or handle controlled substances in Ohio. The DEA therefore ordered her registration revoked.
The decision was signed on July 1, 2025, by Acting Administrator Robert J. Murphy. The order takes effect August 6, 2025. Any new or pending applications by Dr. Clement to renew, modify, or add DEA registration in Ohio are denied.
This notice was published in the Federal Register, Volume 90, Number 127, pages 29885-29886, on July 7, 2025.
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