• Form 1: Print and complete a Controlled Substance Use Authorization application form (6 pages). Ensure you complete these sections:
• Section IIA: Review sample section IIA (PDF) for listing CS.
• Section V: Your department chair must complete the "Department Chair Approval" information in section V, not the applying PI.
• In vitro use: Include an In Vitro Protocol when using CS for in vitro purposes.
• Animal use: Make sure you list CS used in animals in section 17 of your Animal Use Protocol.


• Form 2: Print and complete a Controlled Substance Inventory form.
  • Complete the information at the top of the inventory form.
  • If you do not possess any CS, write "zero" in the "Number of completed line items in table" blank.
  • If you have CS in the lab, enter the name(s) and amount in possession.
  
  
• Form 3: Print and complete a Personnel Screening Data Sheet for each individual whose job duties require access to the CS.
  

  Send the completed, signed forms to:
  EH&S Controlled Substances Office
  Mail Code: 0089
  Fax: (858) 822-0561

Additional authorizations or registrations: Depending on your purpose and CS schedule number, state and federal regulations may require you to simultaneously obtain other authorizations or registrations when you apply for a CSUA.

• When you complete all application forms and the storage review meeting, a CSUA approval letter, copy of the approved CSUA, and authorization number will be sent to the PI and primary lab contact.
• Read about CS storage requirements.

• See Controlled Substances: Training. Principal investigators, their lab contacts, and authorized personnel working with CS are strongly encouraged to attend.