Wisconsin Administrative Code
Controlled Substances Board
Chapter CSB 4 - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Section CSB 4.11 - Methods of obtaining monitored prescription drug history reports

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code § CSB 4.11

Current through February 26, 2024

(1) The board shall disclose the monitored prescription drug history report about a patient to the patient if he or she does all of the following:

(a) Appears in person at the department with two forms of valid proof of identity, one of which is valid government-issued photographic identification or mails to the department copies of two forms of valid proof of identity, one of which is valid government-issued photographic identification.

(b) Makes a request for the monitored prescription drug history reports about the patient on a form provided by the board. If the request is mailed, the form shall be notarized.

(2) The board shall disclose the monitored prescription drug history report about a patient to a person authorized by the patient if the person authorized by the patient does all of the following:

(a) Appears in person at the department with two forms of valid proof of identity, one of which is valid government-issued photographic identification.

(b) Provides proof sufficient to the board of the authorization or delegation from the patient.

(c) Makes a request for the monitored prescription drug history report on a form provided by the board.

(5) The board shall disclose the minimum necessary amount of information in a monitored prescription drug history report about a patient, patient address, practitioner, or dispenser to designated staff of a federal or state governmental agency in the same or similar manner, and for the same or similar purposes, as those persons are authorized to access similar confidential patient health care records under ss. 146.82 and 961.385, Stats., this chapter, and other state or federal laws and regulations relating to the privacy of patient health care records if the designated staff does all of the following:

(a) Creates an account with the PDMP system.

(b) Provides proof sufficient to the board that the federal or state governmental agency is entitled to the information under s. 146.82(2) (a) 5, Stats.

(c) Makes a request for the monitored prescription drug history report through its PDMP system account.

(d) If the PDMP system is unable to fulfill a request from designated staff through their account with the PDMP system, the board may disclose the minimum necessary amount of information necessary to designated staff of a federal or state governmental agency upon written request that cites the agency's specific authorization to access similar confidential patient health care records under ss. 146.82 and 961.385, Stats., this chapter, and other state or federal laws and regulations relating to the privacy of patient health care records.

(6) The board shall disclose the minimum necessary amount of PDMP data or information in a monitored prescription drug history report about a patient, patient address, practitioner, or dispenser to designated staff of the department who is charged with investigating dispensers, dispenser delegates, pharmacists, pharmacist delegates, practitioners, and practitioner delegates in the same or similar manner, and for the same or similar purposes, as those persons are authorized to access similar confidential patient health care records under ss. 146.82 and 961.385, Stats., this chapter, and other state or federal laws and regulations relating to the privacy of patient health care records if the designated staff does all of the following:

(a) Creates an account with the PDMP system.

(b) Provides proof sufficient to the board that the department is entitled to the information under s. 146.82(2) (a) 5, Stats.

(c) Makes a request for the monitored prescription drug history report through its PDMP system account.

(7) The board shall disclose the minimum necessary amount of information in a monitored prescription drug history report about a patient or patient address to a prisoner's health care provider, the medical staff of a prison or jail in which a prisoner is confined, the receiving institution intake staff at a prison or jail to which a prisoner is being transferred or a person designated by a jailer to maintain prisoner medical records or designated staff of the department of corrections in the same or similar manner, and for the same or similar purposes, as those persons are authorized to access similar confidential patient health care records under ss. 146.82 and 961.385, Stats., this chapter, and other state or federal laws and regulations relating to the privacy of patient health care records if the person does all of the following:

(a) Creates an account with the PDMP system.

(b) Provides proof sufficient to the board that the person is entitled to the information under s. 146.82(2) (a) 21., Stats.

(c) Makes a request for the monitored prescription drug history report through its PDMP system account.

(8) The board shall disclose the minimum necessary amount of information in a monitored prescription drug history report about a patient to a coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner, or medical examiner's assistant following the death of a patient in the same or similar manner, and for the same or similar purposes, as those persons are authorized to access similar confidential patient health care records under ss. 146.82 and 961.385, Stats., this chapter, and other state or federal laws and regulations relating to the privacy of patient health care records if the person does all of the following:

(a) Creates an account with the PDMP system.

(b) Provides proof sufficient to the board that the person is entitled to the information under s. 146.82(2) (a) 18., Stats.

(c) Makes a request for the monitored prescription drug history report through its PDMP system account with the board.

(9) The board may disclose PDMP data without personally identifiable information that could be reasonably used to identify any patient, healthcare professional, practitioner delegate, pharmacist delegate, or dispenser for public health and scientific research purposes. The board may require evidence of institutional review board approval.

(10) The board shall disclose the minimum necessary amount of information in a monitored prescription drug history report about a patient, patient address, practitioner, or dispenser to designated staff of a law enforcement agency or prosecutorial unit if the designated staff does all of the following:

(a) Creates an account with the PDMP system.

(b) Provides documentation demonstrating the law enforcement agency or prosecutorial unit is engaged in one of the following activities:

1. An active and specific investigation or prosecution of a violation of any state or federal law involving a monitored prescription drug and that the information being requested is reasonably related to that investigation or prosecution.

2. The monitoring of a patient as part of a drug court, as defined in s. 165.955(1).

(c) Makes a request for the monitored prescription drug history report through its account with the PDMP system.

The application to create an account and form to request PDMP information may be completed online at www.dsps.wi.gov or obtained at no charge from the Department of Safety and Professional Services 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, WI 53708.

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