Section 961.385 - Prescription drug monitoring program

1 Analyses of this statute by attorneys

  1. Four Distinct Federal and State Policies Addressing Prescription Opioid Abuse

    Foley & Lardner LLPMelissa LernerApril 2, 2016

    Eight days after Massachusetts made national headlines, Wisconsin’s governor signed into law eight pieces of legislation as part of his Heroin Opioid Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.) tour. The H.O.P.E. laws require that, before prescribing any “monitored prescription drug,” i.e., any Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance or other “drug identified by the board by rule as having a substantial potential for abuse,” Wis. Stat. § 961.385(1)(ag), dispensers report and review patient and dispensing information using the Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. To root out so-called “pill mills,” pain clinics and programs treating addiction with the use of narcotics, e.g., methadone, must register with and be certified by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS).