Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-7-2 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Section 420-7-2-.13 - Access To Database

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 420-7-2-.13

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) Subject to the limitations provided in Section 20-2-214 of the Code of Ala. 1975, the following persons and entities may access the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database:

(a) Authorized representatives of the certifying boards;

(b) Licensed practitioners who have the authority to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances;

(c) Designated employees of a licensed physician if the physician has the authority to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances;

(d) Licensed certified registered nurse practitioners, licensed certified nurse midwives, and licensed assistants to physicians who are authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances pursuant to a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substance Registration Certificate;

(e) Licensed pharmacists;

(f) Federal and Alabama law enforcement authorities;

(g) Authorized representatives of the Alabama Medicaid Agency; and

(h) Other persons listed in Section 20-2-214 of the Code of Ala. 1975.

(2) Law enforcement authorities shall pre-register with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to receive an ID and password to access a request form. To request a report from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, law enforcement authorities shall:

(a) Identify the specific individual or health care licensee that is the subject of the request;

(b) Certify that the request is pursuant to an active investigation; and

(c) Declare that probable cause exists for the use of the requested information.

Author: Charles C. Thomas, R. Ph., State Pharmacy Director

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-21-20, et. seq.

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