DEA Registration

• Check with your Program Director to see if you need to obtain a DEA and which drug schedules to select.
• House staff approved to obtain a DEA and in possession of their California Medical License (Physicians & Surgeons/Osteopathic or Postgraduate Training License/Osteopathic) can obtain a DEA certificate by registering online.
   

1. social security number
2. California Medical License information
3. a credit card (VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express) handy in order to complete the online form.

In California, there is not a separate Controlled Substance License requirement. Once you have entered your California Medical License info, you can leave the next section related to Controlled Substance Licenses blank.

• Go to: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/index.html
• Click New Applications.
  
• Select Form 224 as your Business Category and Practitioner as your Business Activity:

• Click on Continue
• Check the Box “ I have read and understood the information …”
  
• Click on Continue
• Click on Proceed and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the application process
   

• House Staff are required to provide copies of their DEA Certificate that contains issuance & expiration dates, license # & address on record to GME
• Address on record must be house staff’s complete Stanford program address & not home or GME address to be added in MedHub.
• To obtain a duplicate copy of your DEA certificate, visit https://apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/webforms2/spring/dupeCertLogin?execution=e1s1
• Electronic Prescription for Controlled Substances (EPCS) E-Prescribe privileges are not automatic. To learn more visit GME website https://med.stanford.edu/gme/housestaff/current/prescription-guidelines.html