Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)

Effective: October 1, 2016

Pharmacists: Licensed pharmacists in Maryland must be registered with the PDMP by July 1, 2017.

Prescribers: Practitioners authorized to prescribe CDS in Maryland must be registered with the PDMP by July 1, 2017. The ability to obtain a new or renewal CDS permit from the Maryland Office of Controlled Substances Administration (formerly Division of Drug Control) will be dependent on having registered with the PDMP.

Registration occurs only once and if you have ever registered for PDMP access in the past, you meet the legal mandate and are compliant with the PDMP course of instruction requirement under the law.

Information about all legislative changes impacting the PDMP can be found here: PDMP Legislation

A copy of the new PDMP law (HB437/Chapter 147, 2016) can be found here: HB437/Chapter 147, 2016

Effective: July 1, 2018

Pharmacists: Pharmacists must query and assess the PDMP data when they suspect any CDS prescription is being filled for something other than treatment of an existing medical diagnosis, essentially a restatement of the corresponding responsibility under federal regulations.

Prescribers: Prescribers must query and assess PDMP data (through the CRISP portal or integration within the Electronic Health Records (EMR), where available):

Registration occurs only once and if you have ever registered for PDMP access in the past, you meet the legal mandate and are compliant with the PDMP course of instruction requirement under the law.

• Before beginning a new course of treatment with opioids or benzodiazepines
• When a course of treatment extends beyond 90 days. In this case, prescribers must query again at least every 90 days thereafter before prescribing or dispensing opioids or benzodiazepines
• Must view at least the last 4 months of data (This will always be available within a PDMP data view)
• A prescriber delegate may pull the PDMP data, but the prescriber remains responsible for assessing the data prior to making a prescribing decision

Individuals registering for and accessing PDMP are grouped by their definition under the PDMP. Please find your relevant PDMP clinical user type below:

Prescriber – You are a physician (including resident/intern), physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian with CDS prescriptive authority in Maryland.

Pharmacist – You are a pharmacist licensed to dispense CDS in Maryland.

Delegate – You can serve as a delegate for a PDMP-registered Prescriber or Pharmacist and must meet the definition of a Delegate by falling under one of the following two conditions:

You are a licensed healthcare professional without CDS prescriptive or dispensing authority in Maryland, such as a nurse, professional counselor, therapist, psychologist, social worker, certified pharmacy technician, pharmacist resident, etc.

You are employed by or under contract with the same professional practice as the registered Prescriber or Pharmacist.

CDS prescribers and pharmacists can check or confirm their registration status by contacting their administrator.

How can a pharmacist check if he/she is registered for PDMP?

Pharmacists and prescribers can confirm their PDMP registration status by contacting their administrator or visiting:

https://crisphie.my.salesforce-sites.com/crispregkeydata

1. Select the type of License – either Professional or DEA – in “License Type”
2. Enter your License or DEA number in “License Number”
3. Choose your Member Title in “Member Title”
4. Enter the email address you used to register for the PDMP in “Email”
5. Lastly, enter only the red characters in the Captcha box at the bottom and click “Submit” to proceed to confirm your registration status.

If you have successfully completed the PDMP registration process, then a PDMP registration confirmation note will display on the next page. Once you confirm your name and email address, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address on record.

If we cannot find a match to the information entered, “No PDMP Match” will be displayed.

If you believe you have registered but are unable to find your registration record, please contact CRISP Support: support@crisphealth.org