Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
Legislation in 2007 gave the Department of Health authority to create a Prescription Monitoring Program. The program’s purpose is to
improve patient care and stop prescription drug misuse by collecting all the records for schedule II, III, IV, and V drugs. This information is then made available to medical providers and pharmacists as a tool in patient care. The state law creating the program is
RCW 70.225.
The program is a patient safety tool. Practitioners will have access to the information before they prescribe or dispense drugs. This will help to prevent overdoses, prevent misuse, and promote referrals for pain management and
for treatment of addiction.
The program rules
(WAC 246-470) became effective on August 27, 2011.
The program started data collection from all
dispensers
on October 7, 2011.
Providers can
now register at
http://www.wapmp.org/practitioner/pharmacist/.
Provider
access to patient prescription information is scheduled to begin
on January 4, 2012.
For more information, please contact Chris Baumgartner, Program Director, at 360-236-4806 or
prescriptionmonitoring@doh.wa.gov .
Substitute Senate Bill 6105
Substitute Senate Bill 6105 (2012) was signed into law on March 29, 2012. The bill requires the department in collaboration with the
Veterinary Board of Governors to establish alternative data reporting requirements for veterinarians reporting to the
Prescription Monitoring Program.
Veterinarians are required to report to the Prescription Monitoring Program until June 7, 2012. We encourage continued reporting until the permanent rule is adopted.
|
