Environment, Health & Safety

DEA Form 225

New Application Form 225

Select you "Business Category": Researcher under column labeled Form 225

Select from the dropdown "Business Activity": Researcher (II -V), please do not be concerned about the fee we are taxed exempt.

Select "Continue"

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If you have a representative completing this form on your behalf they will need a Power of Attorney. Which you upload at this point. 

• Power of Attorney Template

If you are completing this application yourself select "Proceed"

You are requesting an individual researcher registration, this means that you are personally responsible for all the information your provide and ensuring compliance with DEA regulations. 

• "Additional Company Information": please include UCLA we want the DEA to understand how many registration are at UCLA
• "Business Address": this is the address of where you are planning to store your controlled substances.. UCLA campus zip code is 90095.
  • For example you are located in Semel, Room A1-123A.

Your delivery address would be:

650 Charles E Young Drive, South
Semel, A1-123A
Los Angeles, CA 90095 

• "Contact Name": You can enter you lab's primary point of contact here. Please note this should not be someone with no authority in the lab.
• "Mail Address": this is your UCLA mail to address. All postal mail is delivered to MDDS they then distribute the mail to all of campus using a UCLA Box# or mail code.

After completing this section the DEA will send you a token code to validate you email. Enter code and select proceed. 

The online application may provide suggested corrected address you do not need to use the suggested address, select proceed to continue. 

UC's Tax-Exempt Status Overview

There are no fees associated with this application. The Regents UCLA is a tax-exempt institution all work conducted for the university is covered. 

You only need to enter Tax ID: 956006143 and check Certificate for Fee Exemption

Select proceed to continue and screen will expand. 

• Name of Fee Exempt Institution: Regents of University of California
• Certifying Official Name: Dr. Julio Frenk
• Certifying Official Title: Chancellor
• Certifying Official Email:  chancellor@ucla.edu
• Certifying Official Phone: 310-825-2151

check off "I have read the above, and agree" and select proceed

Controlled substances are scheduled 1 through 5, for more information about schedules visit: "What is a controlled substance?"

For this part of the application you will need to select all the schedules that apply for the drugs you are planning to use.

You can look the drug schedule on the DEA Controlled Substance Alphabetic List. PDF. Please note that the letter "N" after the schedule number mean that the controlled substance is not a narcotic.

Schedule 2 

If you select a schedule 2 either narcotic or non narcotic also select the check box: "check here if you require order forms to only purchase Schedule I and II from suppliers. 

California does not have a state license for researchers, you can leave this blank and select proceed.

You will be ask to answer the following four questions:

1. Has the applicant ever been convicted of a crime in connection with controlled substance(s) under state or federal law, or been excluded or directed to be excluded from participation in a medicare or state health care program, or any such action pending?
2. Has the applicant ever surrendered (for cause) or had a federal controlled substance registration revoked, suspended, restricted or denied, or is any such action pending?
3. Has the applicant ever surrendered (for cause) or had a state professional license or controlled substance registration revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, or placed on probation, or is any such action pending?
4. If the applicant is a corporation (other than a corporation whose stock is owned and traded by the public), association, partnership, or pharmacy, has any officer, partner, stockholder or proprietor been convicted of a crime in connection with controlled substance(s) under state or federal law, or ever surrendered or had a federal controlled substance registration revoked, suspended, restricted or denied, or ever had a state professional license or controlled substance registration revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, or placed on probation, or is any such action pending?

This section does not work you can select proceed.

Review page

You have arrived to the end of the application which is a summary of all that you have completed. Review the information and correct if necessary.  If all the information looks correct complete it by typing you e-Signature and checking of the final check box validating your email. 

Once you submit your application you will receive a confirmation number save this page as a PDF for your records. That confirmation number is important as it is a temporary ID number to reference your application on all communications with the DEA until you receive your registration 

• Visit our web page: Individual DEA Registrations for Researchers
• Go to the section, "What Documents You Need to have and Maintain", we have template you can use that have been standardize for ease.
• The DEA will reach out to you and request supportive documents, send them completed document 1- 12 from our templates folder.
• If you have questions about the documents email: controlledsubstances@ehs.ucla.edu