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PostDateIcon Thu, 11/04/2010 - 18:39 | PostAuthorIcon TerryWinters
PDMP Region: 
East
Name of Program: 
Prescription Monitoring Program
Website: 
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Agency Name: 
Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy
Agency Type: 
Department of Health
Agency Contact(s): 
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State Information
State Population: 
1,051,511
Number of Pharmacies in State: 
208
Number of Practitioners/Prescribers: 
5,881
State Fiscal Year?: 
yes
Fiscal Year Dates: 
January 1 through December 31
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: 
no
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, Medical Examiner, Peer Review Committee, State Health Department, Researcher, Prescriber Delegate, Dispenser Delegate, Other PDMPs
De-identified data provided to researchers?: 
yes
Legislation
Year PMP Legislation Enacted: 
1978
Year PMP Became Operational: 
1979
Laws/statute Citation: 
RI Gen Laws §21-28-3.18
Laws Citation Website: 
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Regulation/Rule Citations: 
RI Code Regs 31-2-1 §§1.0 to 4.0
Regulation/Rule Website: 
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