PURPOSE: This rule establishes fees for various types of registration, a late registration fee, manner of payment, and exemption from the registration fee.

1. (1) For each registration or re-registration to—

   1. (A) Manufacture controlled substances, the registrant shall pay a fee of sixty-six dollars ($66);
   2. (B) Distribute controlled substances, the registrant shall pay a fee of sixty-six dollars ($66);
   3. (C) Dispense controlled substances listed in Schedules II–V including dispensing of controlled substances by individual practitioners in training programs or to conduct research or instructional activities with those substances, the registrant shall pay a fee of thirty dollars ($30);
   4. (D) Conduct research or instructional activities with a controlled substance listed in Schedule I, the registrant shall pay a fee of thirty dollars ($30);
   5. (E) Conduct chemical analysis with controlled substances listed in any schedule, the registrant shall pay a fee of thirty dollars ($30); and
   6. (F) Import or export controlled substances listed in any schedule, the registrant shall pay a fee of sixty-six dollars ($66).
2. (2) Lapsed Registration Fee. A late charge of ten dollars ($10) must be submitted with the original registration fee if an application is submitted more than fifteen (15) days after a previous registration has expired.
3. (3) Time and Method of Payment and Refunds. Registration and re-registration fees shall be paid at the time the application for registration or re-registration is submitted for filing. This is a nonrefundable processing fee. Payment should be made in the form of an online credit card payment, payable to the Department of Health and Senior Services. Personal, certified, or cashier’s checks, money orders, or other payments made in the form of stamps, foreign currency, or third-party endorsed checks will not be accepted. Applications and fees shall be submitted electronically online and applicants shall use the online payment system provided on the department’s website. In the event the online application registration process becomes unavailable, applicants may contact the department for alternative options to apply for registration.

4. (4) Persons Exempt From Fee. The Department of Health and Senior Services shall exempt the following persons from payment of a fee for registration or re-registration:

   1. (A) Any official or agency of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Veterans Administration, or Public Health Service who is authorized to procure or purchase controlled substances for official use;
   2. (B) Any official, employee or other civil officer, or agency of the United States or state or any political subdivision or agency who is authorized to purchase controlled substances, to obtain these substances from official stocks, to dispense or administer these substances, to conduct research, instructional activities, or chemical analysis with these substances, or any combination of them, in the course of his/her official duties or employment;
   3. (C) In order to claim exemption from payment of a registration or re-registration fee, the registrant shall apply for exemption by completing appropriate sections of the application;
   4. (D) Exemption from payment of a registration or reregistration fee does not relieve the registrant of any other requirements or duties prescribed by law; and
   5. (E) Any registration that is exempt from payment pursuant to this section shall be valid only when authorized persons are conducting activities in the course of their official duties or employment at their government practice location. If the person conducts controlled substance activities away from his or her government practice location, the person shall apply and submit the required fee for a non-exempt registration.

AUTHORITY: sections 195.030 and 195.195, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed April 14, 2000, effective Nov. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed Jan. 31, 2003, effective July 30, 2003. Amended: Filed April 29, 2011, effective Nov. 30, 2011. Amended: Filed Aug. 10, 2022, effective Feb. 28, 2023. *Original authority: 195.030, RSMo 1939, amended 1971, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2014, and 195.195, RSMo 1957, amended 1971, 1989, 1993, 2014.