OFFICE OF PROVIDER ENGAGEMENT & REGULATION (OPER)
FORMERLY OFFICE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ADMINISTRATION (OCSA)
CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES (CDS)
REGISTRATION / CERTIFICATION
See Guide defining
“Registrant Status” and “License Status”, key fields.
If your application
has been processed you may print the information sheet displayed on the CDS
Search page to use as verification of a valid CDS registration while waiting
for your certificate to be mailed.
* Input information
in either field and press enter to search.
* When
searching by name use LAST
NAME only.
* In accordance with Maryland State Government
Code Ann. § 10-226, if payment has cleared at least 2 calendar weeks before license
expires, it does not expire until the final action is taken on the
application. DUE
TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE MAILING OF CERTIFICATES MAY BE DELAYED.