Triplicates: (916) 227-4051

Documents Needed
Copy of DEA (signed and dated by physician)
Copy of CA Medical License
Letter from Hospital

Fee:
$7.00 for every 100
$27.13 for a first-time order of 100 and $7.00 for each 100 after

Mail To:
Dept. of Justice
Triplicate Prescription Program
P.O. Box 160447
Sacramento, CA 95816

4949 Broadway, Room C217
Sacramento, CA 95870

Verification of Licensure:
Verifications: (916) 263-2360
Fax: (916) 263-2653
Time: 3 weeks
Fees: Verification: $10; Endorsement: $20
Fed Ex: yes
Verify online: www.docboard.org/ca/df/casearch.htm

Application Status Check: Call (916) 263-2499

US/Canadian Graduates (MDs only):

American Citizenship: American graduates: no
Medical School: Must be a graduate of a medical school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.
Post-graduate training: One year ACGME/CCME-approved training in the U.S. or Canada, four months of which must be general medicine (if started after 7/1/90).
Board Certification: Not required.
National Boards: Accepted
Flex: Accepted. Distinction between old and new exams: Old exams: Must have obtained a weighted average of 75 of better. New exams: Must have obtained a score of 75 or better on each component within a three-year period. Limit is two times.
LMCC: Accepted
State Exam: Accepted. If taken after 1969, applicant is required to take USMLE Parts I, II and III. If taken before 1969, must have completed two years PGT.
USMLE: Accepted
SPEX: If applicant does not have two years of PGT or is not board certified, applicant must take the SPEX. (lifetime certification is acceptable)

Foreign Medical Graduates:

FMGs must comply with all requirements of U.S. & Canadian graduates.
American Citizenship: Yes, or must be licensed in another state.
Post-graduate training: 2 years
National Boards: N/A
FLEX: Accepted. Limit is two times.
USMLE: Accepted
ECFMG: Required
5th Pathway: Accepted. The one year of academic 5th Pathway training may count for one of the three years of PGT.
LMCC: Accepted

California (MD) Application Procedures

Application Requests:
Telephone: Yes, dial general number and press [1].
Fed Ex: Call

Know the following when requesting-
   * name
   * address
   * medical school
   * social security number


Permanent: The application is not processed for 45 to 60 days after it reaches the Board. When the file is 100 percent, if it is a "clean application," the license number will be issued within one week. They license on Thursdays.

Fees:
Permanent: $508 processing fee + $600 license fee = $1108 (if a resident is in an approved program in CA, fee is $300)
Board Meetings Schedule: As needed to update rules and regulations.
Pending Malpractice: Applicant may apply, but no number will be issued until the case is fully resolved.

Regional DEA office:
Drug Enforcement Administration
San Diego Division Office
402 W. 35th Street
National City, CA 92050

San Francisco Division Office
450 Golden Gate Avenue
Box 36050
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 556-6771

Los Angeles Division Office
255 E. Temple Street
20th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 894-3946
Registration: (888) 415-9822