Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Board of Pharmacy
Board of Pharmacy - Controlled Substances
Part 6 - DISPENSING AND ADMINISTERING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTIONS
Section R. 338.3162c - Format for electronic transmission of data to electronic system for monitoring; waiver

(1) A pharmacist, dispensing prescriber, or veterinarian who dispenses a prescription drug that is a controlled substance listed in schedules 2 to 5 shall transmit the data, as specified under R 338.3162b, by electronic media or other means as approved by the department or the department's contractor.

(2) The data must be transmitted in the format established by the ASAP 5.0 Standard for Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.

(3) A pharmacist, dispensing prescriber, or veterinarian who dispenses controlled substances and does not have an automated record-keeping system capable of producing an electronic report in the format established by subrule (2) of this rule may request a waiver from electronic reporting. The request must be made in writing to the department.

(4) A pharmacist, dispensing prescriber, or veterinarian may be granted a waiver, if the pharmacist, dispensing prescriber, or veterinarian demonstrates an inability to report as required by R 338.3162b and agrees in writing to report the data to the department or the department's contractor by submitting a completed MAPS claim form or transmitting data via an internet web portal that is provided by the department or the department's contractor for this purpose.