Arkansas Laws

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Critical Elements of Effective State Legislation

Question:

What programs or professionals are permitted to receive specific PDMP data upon request?

Answer:
  • Medicaid
  • Regulatory boards
  • Medical examiner/Coroner
This answer is derived from 3 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    (2) Information in the controlled substances database may be accessed by:(A) A certified law enforcement officer pursuant to a criminal investigation but only after the law enforcement officer obtains a search warrant signed by a judge that demonstrates probable cause to believe that a violation of federal or state criminal law has occurred, that specified information contained in the database would assist in the investigation of the crime, and that the specified information should be released to the certified law enforcement officer;(B) A regulatory body engaged in the supervision of activities of licensing or regulatory boards of practitioners authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances;(C) A person or entity investigating a case involving breaches of privacy involving the database or its records;(D) A certified law enforcement prescription drug diversion investigator of a qualified law enforcement agency; or(E) A practitioner within the Arkansas Medicaid prescription drug program; or(F) The Department of Human Services or the Crimes Against Children Division of the Department of Arkansas State Police if: see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    (5) The State Medical Examiner as authorized by law to investigate causes of deaths for cases under investigation pursuant to his or her official duties and responsibilities; see full law
  • citation 3: see full citation
    (4)(A) A designated representative of a professional licensing board of the professions of the healing arts representing health care disciplines whose licensees are prescribers pursuant to an investigation of a specific individual, entity, or business licensed or permitted by the licensing board. see full law