Environment, Health & Safety

Researcher registrations are not like practitioner registrations and are not automatically approved for Sch. 2-5, each research registration can only be approved for the specific materials and the associated schedules listed on the registration.

The following is a list of departments or units that we have established DEA Registrations and associated user authorizations. This list does not cover Schedule I material activities. For information about Schedule I registrations https://ehs.ucla.edu/individual-dea-registrations-researchers

Pending registrations:
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Pediatrics
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
 

• Manage Departmental DEA license for Research and their associated use authorizations
• Inventory management from procurement to disposal 
• Document management (standardization and centralization)
• Conduct audits, inspections, and biennial inventories
• Investigate and report suspected diversion, excessive loss, spills, or theft
• Liaison for regulatory agencies 
• Provide guidance on regulatory and policy requirements
• Precursors, List 1 and 2 chemicals procurement document review 
• Dangerous Drug and Device procurement and disposal services for DGSOM

Our program does not cover activities conducted under:

Individual DEA Registrants 
Individual registrants must comply with the activities listed under their individual registration and are responsible for proper purchasing, recordkeeping, disposal, and other regulated practices

Schedule I DEA Registrants
Schedule I registrants must be associated with a specific principal investigator and can not be for a department as a result researchers must apply and maintain an individual registration for their schedule I activities.

Patient- Care setting
Patient care activities are outside the scope of a research registration and are covered by a UC health system, veterinary teaching hospital, pharmacy, or clinic and associated practitioners. This includes patient care activities involving a human subject.

Non UCLA locations
A DEA registration is associated with a specific location in which the material must be stored. When performing research at a non-University of California facility, UC researchers will be subject to the host institution’s controlled substances policies. Researchers may need to register independently for an individual DEA registration.

Dangerous Drugs and/or Devices and DEA-exempt chemical preparations- with the exception of DGSOM
Dangerous Drugs and/or Devices (prescription drugs) may be ordered without a prescription as defined by California Business and Professions Code Chapter 9, Division 2, Article 3 §4059 and §4059.5 by authorized Individuals, working in a research laboratory conducting authorized University activities with the use of Dangerous Drugs and/or Devices. Researchers are responsible for procuring, maintaining security of, keeping records for, and disposing of Dangerous Drugs and/or Devices in accordance with federal and state regulations.

 A researcher need not obtain a DEA registration to purchase and use DEA-exempt chemical preparations that meet the requirements of 21 C.F.R. §1308.24 and as listed Exempt Chemical Preparations List published by DEA’s Diversion Control Division.

Field work- must be reviewed on an individual basis
Prior approvals and import/export license may be required to transport material to a remote location. Controlled substance must never be transported out side of approved locations. Possession of controlled substances without approvals from the DEA may result in fines and legal ramifications.