# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 19 — Dangerous Devices and Substances

### Chapter 03 — Controlled Dangerous Substances

#### Regulation .06 Registration: Fees.

*COMAR 10.19.03.06*

A. An authorized provider or establishment required to obtain and maintain a registration certificate as set forth under this chapter shall pay the appropriate fees as follows:

  (1) New registration certificate — $120;

  (2) Renewal registration certificate — $120;

  (3) Amend a registration certificate — $50;

  (4) Change of ownership fee — $144;

  (5) Duplicate registration certificate — $30; and

  (6) Reinstatement — $50.00.

B. Applicants exempt from registration fees include:

  (1) Except for contractual positions, an employee of a hospital, clinic, institution, facility, or unit operated by a local or State government agency;

  (2) An agency, excluding a State agency and its employees, for which the State is responsible for payment of the fee, provided that the exemption is approved by the Secretary; or

  (3) A person included in 21 CFR §§1301.21.

C. Refunds and Credits.

  (1) The Secretary may not issue a credit towards or refund any registration fees to an applicant, including but not limited to, an applicant who:

    (a) Withdraws a registration application;

    (b) Voluntarily or involuntarily ceases to manufacture, distribute, dispense, order, and store a controlled substances before a registration certificate expires; or

    (c) Does not complete the application as set forth in Regulation .05 of this chapter.

  (2) The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, shall review the refund request and determine if a refund of any amount is appropriate.

D. A registrant who has lost a registration certificate is required to pay a duplicate registration fee as set forth in §A of this regulation.

E. The Department may not issue a new or a renewed registration certificate until all required fees are paid.

F. The Department-issued registration certificate shall be readily available to any agent or representative of the Secretary within the registered location.