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Controlled Substance Registration

Contents: | Who needs registration | How to get registered | Federal Drug Enforcement Agency Registration | Suspension of registration | Related Links |

Who needs a South Dakota Controlled Substance Registration

Practitioners listed below who dispense, administer, or prescribe controlled substances in South Dakota must have a South Dakota Controlled Substance Registration and federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration. Entities listed below who manufacture, use or distribute controlled substances in South Dakota must also have a South Dakota Controlled Substance Registration.

  • Physicians
  • Veterinarians
  • Optometrists*
  • Nurse Practitioners**
  • Osteopathic Physicians
  • Pharmacies***
  • Podiatrists
  • Dentists
  • Certified Nurse
    Midwives**
  • Physician Assistants**
  • Manufacturers
  • Analytical Labs
  • Teaching Institutions
  • Distributors
  • Animal Euthanasia
  • Researchers

*(South Dakota Codified Law) SDCL 36-7-1 limits optometrists to oral analgesics. This includes Schedule II Narcotic, Schedule III Narcotic, and Schedule IV.

**SDCL 36-9A (nurse practitioners) and SDCL 36-4A (physician assistants) grant specific prescriptive authority for controlled substances.

***Hospitals must have a licensed pharmacy (return to contents)

How to get a South Dakota Controlled Substance Registration

  1. Download the appropriate controlled substance registration application
    (use ADOBE) Physician, Mid-level, Non-practitioner
    OR
    Request an application by e-mailing bob.coolidge@state.sd.us
    OR
    Request an application by writing to
    Bob Coolidge, R.Ph.
    South Dakota Department of Health
    Office of Health Care Facilities Licensure & Certification
    615 E. 4th Street
    Pierre, SD 57501-1700

  2. Complete the application and return it to the above address. See the instructions on the application form to determine the appropriate fee amount.

  3. New practitioners applying for a South Dakota Controlled Substance Registration in addition to a new Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration can expect the process to take a minimum of six weeks.

  4. If you are moving your South Dakota practice location to another location in the state, you must notify the South Dakota Department of Health and the DEA prior to change of address. Change of address forms are available from the Department.

  5. If you are moving a federal DEA registration to South Dakota from another state, you must obtain a South Dakota Controlled Substance Registration and a valid South Dakota professional license.

  6. Locum tenens practitioners registered in another state may obtain a locum tenens controlled substance registration, good for 60 days, based on their DEA registration from the state where they are licensed to practice. (return to contents)

Federal Drug Enforcement Administration Registration

Contact the federal Drug Enforcement Administration at (888) 803-1179 for registration fees and application information for a DEA Controlled Substances Registration. (return to contents)

Suspension of a South Dakota Controlled Substance Registration

A South Dakota Controlled Substance Registration will be automatically suspended if the holder:

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