Arizona Laws

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Critical Elements of Effective State Legislation

Question:

Must the prescriber review the patient's prescription history prior to prescribing either a federal II, III, and IV controlled substance or benzodiazepines and opioids?

Answer:
Yes, first time and every 3 months after
This answer is derived from 1 section of law
Citation:
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    F. Beginning the later of October 1, 2017 or sixty days after the statewide health information exchange has integrated the controlled substances prescription monitoring program data into the exchange, a medical practitioner, before prescribing an opioid analgesic or benzodiazepine controlled substance listed in schedule II, III or IV for a patient, shall obtain a patient utilization report regarding the patient for the preceding twelve months from the controlled substances prescription monitoring program's central database tracking system at the beginning of each new course of treatment and at least quarterly while that prescription remains a part of the treatment. Each medical practitioner regulatory board shall notify the medical practitioners licensed by that board of the applicable date. A medical practitioner may be granted a one-year waiver from the requirement in this subsection due to technological limitations that are not reasonably within the control of the practitioner or other exceptional circumstances demonstrated by the practitioner, pursuant to a process established by rule by the Arizona state board of pharmacy. see full law