DEA Registration Application & Renewal

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Upon receipt of a new or renewed DEA registration, email Research Diversion Prevention Committee and Office of Research Subject Protection to record your license

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After obtaining your New York State Department of Health Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement License, you must then apply for a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) researcher registration.

DEA Researcher registration

Researchers using Schedule I controlled substances must obtain a separate registration from their Schedule II-V registration.

Key Information: DEA Application

  • Business Activity = Researcher (II-V) or Researcher (I)
  • Business Address = Building Name, Street Address, Room number (i.e., the exact storage location), City, State, Zip Code
  • Mailing Address (if different than the storage location) = Building Name, Street Address, Room number, City, State, Zip Code
  • Fee = Select the fee exemption checkbox; enter the Chief Scientific Operations Officer as the contact
  • State Controlled Substance Number = permanent ID number (do not enter a clinical controlled substance number)
  • Order Forms = (for Schedules I and II only) Select the checkbox for DEA 222 Forms

A DEA Investigator will contact the applicant to finalize the registration. A questionnaire will be provided by the DEA investigator. Researchers shall submit the completed questionnaire to the Research Diversion Prevention Committee for review before submission to the DEA.

Renew a DEA Registration

DEA research registrations must be renewed annually based on the initial approval date. Renew your registration online via the DEA website. Visit the DEA Registration web page for additional information regarding registration and renewal forms, business practices, DEA policy and more.

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