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PostDateIcon Wed, 10/27/2010 - 17:34 | PostAuthorIcon TerryWinters
PDMP Region: 
East
Name of Program: 
Prescription Monitoring Program
Website: 
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Agency Name: 
Department of Public Health
Agency Type: 
Department of Health
Agency Contact(s): 
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State Information
State Population: 
6,692,824
Number of Pharmacies in State: 
1,170
Number of Practitioners/Prescribers: 
43,115
State Fiscal Year?: 
yes
Fiscal Year Dates: 
July 1 through June 30
Frequency of data collected: 
Daily
Data collected from pharmacies?: 
yes
Data collected from dispensing practitioners?: 
no
Drug Schedules Monitored
Schedule II: 
yes
Schedule III: 
yes
Schedule IV: 
yes
Schedule V: 
yes
If Other Drugs: 
Gabapentin
Who May Request Patient Information?
Prescribers: 
yes
Pharmacists: 
yes
Pharmacies: 
yes
Law Enforcement: 
yes
Licensing Boards: 
yes
Patients: 
yes
If other requester (specify): 
Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Prosecutor, Medicaid Fraud and Abuse, Medicaid Drug Utilization and Review, Researcher, Prescriber Delegate, Dispenser Delegate, Medical Resident, Intern, Other PDMPs
De-identified data provided to researchers?: 
yes
Legislation
Year PMP Legislation Enacted: 
1992
Year PMP Became Operational: 
1994
Laws/statute Citation: 
MA Gen Laws Chapter 94C §24A & 49; Chapter 66A §2
Laws Citation Website: 
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Regulation/Rule Citations: 
MA Code Regs 105 - 700.006 and .012; 247 - 5.01 to .04
Regulation/Rule Website: 
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