Instructions for setting up an account are listed below.

* You can begin submitting data as soon as your account has been established. See Creating Your

Account for more information.

* Dispensers are required to report their data on a daily basis. Data collection began on April 1, 2006, and reporting began on April 7, 2006.

October 2014 Rule Change

Daily reporting to the AL PDMP begins immediately.

Daily Reporting Overview

On October 20, 2014, Rule 420-7-2-.12 was passed requiring entities and practitioners (except veterinarians) that dispense Class II-V controlled substances to report data to the controlled substance database on a daily basis. The purpose of this new rule is to assist with the identification, intervention, prevention, and education of abused, misused, and diverted controlled substances within the state of Alabama.

Daily reporting should begin immediately. The PDMP will allow a grace period to implement this change until January 1, 2015, at which time the PDMP will begin collecting non-compliance data for the regulatory boards per state law. If you are already reporting to the controlled substance database on a daily basis, please disregard this message.

Daily Reporting Requirements

Entities and practitioners that dispense Class II-V controlled substances must report data to the controlled substance database on a daily basis.

Entities and practitioners required to report daily include but are not limited to:

* Licensed pharmacies

* Mail-order pharmacies or pharmacy benefit programs filling prescriptions for or dispensing controlled substances to residents of Alabama

* Licensed physicians, dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists who dispense controlled substances

Veterinary practitioners shall submit reports at least once monthly by 11:59 p.m. on the last business day of the month.

For additional assistance regarding daily reporting to the controlled substance database, contact the PDMP Technical Support Desk at 855-925-4767 or visit the PDMP website, www.adph.org/pdmp, and click on the Dispenser Packets link.

Daily Reporting Submissions

Entity Reporting Requirement

* Licensed pharmacies

* Mail-order pharmacies or pharmacy benefit programs filling prescriptions for or dispensing

controlled substances to residents of Alabama

* Licensed physicians, dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists who dispense controlled substances At least once daily by 11:59 p.m.

* Veterinary practitioners At least once monthly by 11:59 p.m. on the last business day of the month

Notes:

* If an entity or practitioner does not dispense a controlled substance on a specific day, the entity or practitioner shall report that zero controlled substances were dispensed. For more information, see Reporting Zero Dispensing.

* The daily reporting requirement does not apply on days that the entity or practitioner?UR(TM)s business is closed.

Daily Reporting Penalties for Non-compliance/Non-reporting

The mandatory change from weekly reporting to daily reporting will begin immediately. The PDMP will begin collecting data to report non-compliance to the Boards beginning January 1, 2015.

For a complete copy of Rule 420-7-2-.12, visit the PDMP website at www.adph.org/PDMP/Default.asp?id=1234.

If you have any questions regarding this notification, please feel free to contact the PDMP at pdmp@adph.state.al.us.

Thank you in advance for your assistance in reducing prescription drug abuse, misuse, and diversion in the state of Alabama.

 
 
 
 

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