Apply for or renew a practitioner MCSR

Individual health care practitioners can apply, renew, and add additional locations for the Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration (MCSR).
Processing may take between 5-10 business days from the receipt of application.

Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration

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What you need   for Apply for or renew a practitioner MCSR

Practitioners must have a current valid Board license to apply for the MCSR.

Current valid address

Per our regulations, the address provided for your MCSR must be a place where you conduct business, specifically, prescriptive practice.  See, 105 CMR 700.004(F).  We do not accept P.O. Boxes, or other addresses where no prescriptive practice or other health care is being provided, and where the practitioner is not actually located. 

The requirement can be found in our regulation, 105 CMR 700.000 Implementation of M.G.L. c. 94C.  You can find a copy of the full regulation here:  https://www.mass.gov/regulations/105-CMR-70000-implementation-of-mgl-c94c

The section to review is 105 CMR 700.004(F), which requires practitioners to have an MCSR for each place of business or professional practice:

  • Separate Registrations Required for Separate Locations.  A separate registration is required at each place of business or professional practice where the applicant or registrant manufactures, distributes or dispenses controlled substances, or uses controlled substances in research, teaching, or chemical analysis.
    • The following locations are deemed not to be places where controlled substances are manufactured, distributed, or dispensed:
      • A warehouse where controlled substances are stored by or on behalf of a registered person, unless such substances are distributed directly from such warehouse to registered locations other than the registered location from which the substances were delivered.
      • An office used by an agent of a registrant where sales of controlled substances are solicited, made or supervised but which neither contains such substances, nor serves as a distribution point for filling sales orders.
      • An office or registered hospital or other registered health facility which is used by a registered individual practitioner, pharmacist or optometrist who is registered at another location which is his principal place of professional practice, provided that no controlled substances are maintained by such practitioner at any place where he or she is not registered.

Advance Practice Providers

Advanced Practice Providers no longer require their supervising physician and/or qualified healthcare professional name, they will simply attest to being supervised. If you are an APRN and require independent prescriptive authority, please be sure to confirm you are eligible before amending your MCSR or applying for independent prescriptive authority.

Fees   for Apply for or renew a practitioner MCSR

Name Fee Unit
APRN $300 2 years
CDTM Pharm $300 2 years
Dentist $300 2 years
Limited License Dentist $150 1 year
Optometrist $150 1 year
Physician $300 2 years
Physician Asst $300 2 years
Podiatrist $150 1 year
Veterinarians $150 1 year

How to submit   Apply for or renew a practitioner MCSR

Start by creating an account in the new online licensing system, if you have not done this already. If you are applying for the first time, click on apply for new license, then scroll down to Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration, click on view more, then choose your profession.   For renewals, once you log in you click on Manage My Licenses Applications option, then link your MCSR if you have not done so yet. Please note, Physicians and Veterinarians Professional license is not going to be linked. Once your MCSR is linked, click on show details, you will see the renewal application.

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Duplicate registration requests

License/registration card

These can now be obtained on-line.  You can print your own registration by creating an account in the new online licensing system, if you have not done this already. Once you log in you click on Manage My Licenses Applications option, then link your MCSR if you have not done so yet.

Once your MCSR is linked you will see your list of licenses. Choose the license you wish to print, click show details, please select the appropriate document type below then click download and print your wallet card.

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