New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 19 - PHARMACISTS
Part 29 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Section 16.19.29.6 - OBJECTIVE

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.19.29.6
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

The objective of Part 29 of Chapter 19 is to promote the public health and welfare by detecting and preventing substance abuse and misuse, and encouraging appropriate treatment of pain and other conditions for which controlled substances are prescribed. The purpose of the program is to improve access to controlled substances prescription information for legitimate medical needs by allowing a practitioner or a pharmacist to obtain a patient's pharmaceutical history related to controlled substances and drug(s) of concern. The program's objectives will include education of the public and health care professionals regarding the nature and extent of the problem of drug abuse, and appropriate prescribing and use of controlled substances and drug(s) of concern.

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