The information below applies to healthcare practitioners other than Physician Assistants, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Optometrists.

• If you are a Physician Assistant, see Controlled Substances Registration – Physician Assistants.
• If you are an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, see Controlled Substances Registration – Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
• If you are an Optometrist, see Controlled Substances Registration – Optometrists.

General Information

• You must hold an active Delaware practitioner license (e.g., Physician, Dentist, etc.) before your application for controlled substance registration (CSR) can be submitted.
  • If you do not already hold a practitioner license, apply for a practitioner license in DELPROS online portal.

• Your Delaware CSR certificate and all CSR-related correspondence must be either emailed or uploaded into DELPROS online portal.

• Your first Delaware CSR covers all Delaware locations where you may prescribe controlled substances. Typically, your main practice’s address is the location associated with this registration. However, if you dispense and/or store controlled substances for patient administration at any additional locations, you or another practitioner must apply for a separate CSR for each such location. If no other practitioner holds a CSR for a location where you will store/dispense and prescribe controlled substances, you must file for an additional CSR for the location.

• When your Delaware CSR is approved, you must then file for a federal DEA registration for Delaware. You need a separate federal DEA registration for each Delaware CSR. You must have both a Delaware CSR and DEA registration for Delaware before you prescribe controlled substances in Delaware.

• You may dispense no more than a 72-hour supply of controlled substances. If you dispense the maximum 72-hour supply, you must report to the Delaware Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).

Information on How to Apply for a License in DELPROS

All applications are submitted our online system DELPROS. We no longer accept paper applications.

PRIOR TO APPLYING

In order to apply for a license or submit a service request, you must first have a DELPROS user account. To LOG IN or CREATE a DELPROS (Delaware Professional Regulation Online Services) user account:

1. Go to: https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_HomePage.
2. Click GO on the Apply/Manage a License and Service Requests tile.
3. If you do not have a DELPROS user account, click the REGISTER button on the left side of page for NEW USERS.
4. If you already have a DELPROS user account, enter your email address and password on the right side for EXISTING USERS and click the LOGIN button.

DELPROS allows you to save your incomplete application and return to it later to finish the process. You only have six (6) months to submit your application once you begin.

• If you do not submit your application within six months of starting it, you will be required to restart the entire online application again.

You may check the status of your application online throughout the entire application process by using the “View Application Status” feature in DELPROS on your e-License dashboard.

KNOW YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND COLLECT YOUR DOCUMENTS

1. Know the requirements for the license you are pursuing.
   • For more information on the requirements for licensure, refer to your profession’s License Law and Rules and Regulations.
2. Request and gather all documents required to upload on the Attachments page. All information and forms are located on your profession’s webpages.

ATTACHING AND ACKNOWLEDGING DOCUMENTS

On the ATTACHMENTS page of your application, you may be instructed to:

• either “attach” or “upload” the required document(s) directly to your application. This means you will find the document(s) saved on your computer or device and upload it to your application.

• click “acknowledge.” This means you will either have to mail the documents yourself or request the “third-party” mail the document(s) directly to the Board office.
  • Examples of “third-party forms” are transcripts from schools, employment verifications from a supervisor, and license verifications from another state.
• Forms requiring a supervisor signature, seal, or notary may have to be MAILED to the Board office directly UNLESS the document specifically indicates to UPLOAD the document.

The requirements for this license type are provided in the following section(s).

Requirement

In addition to submitting the application and fee in DELPROS, you must:

• Complete the one-hour Mandatory Course training on Delaware law, regulation and programs on prescribing and distribution of controlled substances.
• You will be required to ACKNOWLEDGE that you have completed the required Mandatory Course during the application.