DEA Registration Expiration and Renewal Window
DEA registration renewal dates from the expiration date.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Kind of registrant
- Retail pharmacy, hospital or clinic, practitioner, EMS agency or…
- Expiration date on the certificate
- 2027-03-31
Result: Renew between January 30, 2027 and February 14, 2027; the registration expires March 31, 2027.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Kind of registrant
- Expiration date on the certificate (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Date the renewal application was submitted (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Date of first registration (YYYY-MM-DD)
How this is calculated
Citation
21 CFR 1301.13(b) and (d): renewal not more than 60 days before expiration (120 for bulk manufacturers and importers of Schedule I or II); 36-month periods. 21 CFR 1301.36(i): automatic extension when applied for at least 45 days before expiration. DEA registration page: one-month reinstatement. Read the sources: 21 CFR 1301.13 ↗, 21 CFR 1301.36 ↗, DEA registration page ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.