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PostDateIcon Fri, 11/05/2010 - 19:27 | PostAuthorIcon TerryWinters
PDMP Region: 
West
Name of Program: 
CURES
Website: 
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Agency Name: 
California Department of Justice
Agency Type: 
Law Enforcement Agency
Agency Contact(s): 
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State Information
State Population: 
39,144,818
Number of Pharmacies in State: 
6,716
Number of Practitioners/Prescribers: 
150,637
Prescription Records collected in 2011: 
45,136,908
Frequency of data collected: 
Weekly
Data collected from pharmacies?: 
yes
Data collected from dispensing practitioners?: 
yes
Patient History Reports in 2011: 
827,803
Drug Schedules Monitored
Schedule II: 
yes
Schedule III: 
yes
Schedule IV: 
yes
Schedule V: 
no
Who May Request Patient Information?
Prescribers: 
yes
Pharmacists: 
yes
Pharmacies: 
no
Law Enforcement: 
yes
Licensing Boards: 
yes
Patients: 
no
If other requester (specify): 
Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Prosecutor, Medical Examiner/Coroner, Peer Review Committee, Researchers, Prescriber Delegate, Dispenser Delegate,
De-identified data provided to researchers?: 
yes
Comments on de-identified data permissions: 
Upon approval by PDMP
Legislation
Year PMP Legislation Enacted: 
1939
Year PMP Became Operational: 
1939
Laws/statute Citation: 
CA HSC §§11164.1; 11165; 11190; 11191; CA Civil Code §56.36; CA Bus & Prof Code §4068
Laws Citation Website: 
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Regulation/Rule Citations: 
CA Code Regs Title 16 §1715.5
Regulation/Rule Website: 
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