ROPES - Registration for Official Prescriptions and E-prescribing Systems

ROPES is an online application that allows a pharmacy to register its certified electronic prescribing software application for controlled substances. ROPES is accessed through the Health Commerce System (HCS). Click here for instructions to obtain an HCS account. Please note only one account per user is necessary to access the HCS, and only the HCS Coordinator of the pharmacy can register the software application.

ROPES can be accessed in the following steps:

  • Login to the Health Commerce System at https://commerce.health.state.ny.us
  • Select "My Content" at the top of the page
  • Scroll down and select "All Applications"
  • Scroll over and select "R"
  • Scroll down and select ROPES