Section 12 AAC 52.855 - [Effective until 9/28/2024] 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 practicing in this state shall register with the PDMP. Registration must be completed not later than 30 days after initial licensure if the pharmacist's practice is expected to involve dispensing a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance under federal law. A pharmacist who was not dispensing a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance under federal law at the time of initial licensure but plans to begin dispensing a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance under federal law shall register with the PDMP before dispensing a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance under federal law in this state.(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 must (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 must 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.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 2023Authority:AS 08.80.005
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