12 Alaska Admin. Code § 52.855

Current through September 25, 2024

Section 12 AAC 52.855 - Registration with the prescription drug monitoring program

(a) A prescriber shall register with the prescription drug monitoring program's controlled substance prescription database (PDMP) not later than 30 days initial licensure or the date of registration with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), whichever is later.

(b) A licensed pharmacist who dispenses a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance in this state shall register with the PDMP not more than 30 days after the pharmacist dispenses that substance for the first time.

(c) Except as provided in (a) of this section, before dispensing, prescribing, or administering a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance under federal law, a pharmacist or practitioner required to register with the PDMP shall

(1) register online on the PDMP database by providing

A an electronic mail address corresponding to an electronic mail account accessible to and utilized exclusively by the registering pharmacist or practitioners;

B a password created by the Registrant at the time of registration just meets the minimum requirements set by the PDMP database;

C a user role selected from the options provided by the PDMP database that meets closely corresponds to the registrant's professional role;

D the registrant's healthcare specialty;

E the DEA number issued to the registrants or, if a pharmacist, the employer's DEA number; and

(2) pay the fee established in 12 AAC 02.107.

(d) After completing the registration requirements, a pharmacist or practitioner required to register with the PDMP will be issued a PDMP designation.

(e) A pharmacist or practitioner required to register with the PDMP shall access information in the PDMP database using the credentials identified in (c)(1)(A) and (B) of this section.

(f) A pharmacist or practitioner required to register with the PDMP may access information in the PDMP using another registrant's credentials only as authorized by a contract executed by the department for the purposes of AS 47.05.270.

12 AAC 52.855

Eff. 12/29/2011, Register 200; am 6/7/2018, Register 226, July 2018; am 5/6/2021, Register 238; am 3/17/2022, Register 241, April 2022; am 7/15/2023, Register 247, October 2023; am 9/28/2024, Register 251, October 2024

Authority:AS 08.80.005

AS 08.80.030

AS 17.30.200