Defined Covered substance?

means all controlled substances included in Schedules II, III, and IV that are required to be reported to the Prescription Monitoring Program.

What is the PMP?

an electronic system to monitor the dispensing of covered substances to be known as the Prescription Monitoring Program

What is to be reported upon the dispensing of a covered substance?

(1) receipient's name and address

(2) receipient's date of birth

(3) covered substance that was dispensed to the receipient

(4) the quantity of the covered substance that was dispensed

(5) date of the dispensing

(6) prescriber's identifier number

(7) dispenser's identifier number

(8) method of payment for the prescription

When are controlled substances exempt from the reporting requirement?

(1) dispensing of manufacturer's samples of such covered substances or of covered substances dispensed pursuant to an indigent patient program offered by a pharmaceuitical manufacturer

(2) dispensing of covered substances by a practitioner of the healing arts to his patient in a bona fide medical emergency of when pharmaceuitical services are not available

(3) administering of covered substances

(4) dispensing of covered substances within an appropriately licensed narcotic maintenance treatment program

(5) Dispensing of covered substances to inpatients in hospitals or nursing facilities licensed by the Board of Health or facilities that are otherwise authorized by law to operate as hospitals or nursing homes in the Commonwealth

(6) dispensing of covered substances to inpatients in hospices licensed by the Board of Health

(7) Dispensing of covered substances by veterinarians to animals within the usual course of their professional practice

(8) dispensing of covered substances as otherwise provided in the Department's regulations

What are the criteria for granting waivers to the reporting system?

(1) substantial hardship created by a natural disaster or other emergency beyond the control of the dispenser

(2) dispensing in a controlled research project approved by a regionally accredited institution of higher education or under the supervision of a governmental agency

(3) case-by-case basis.

How long does the pharmacy have to report covered substances?q

SEVEN DAYS!

Data not accepted by the vendor due to substantial number of errors or omissions shall be corrected an resubmitted to the vendor within ____ business days of receiving notification that the submitted data had an unacceptable number of errors or problems.

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