PDMP - For Healthcare Providers Arkansas Department of Health

PDMP - For Healthcare Providers

UPDATE TO REPORTING ANIMAL PRESCRIPTION

Rules/Laws

Rules Pertaining to Arkansas Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Per Act 820 of the 2017 Arkansas legislature, ADH is required to post prescribing criteria to the website. Additionally, various licensing boards were required to promulgate rules limiting the amount of Schedule II narcotics that may be prescribed and dispensed by licensees of each applicable board. The boards required to promulgate such rules include Arkansas State Medical Board, Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners, Arkansas State Board of Nursing, Arkansas State Board of Optometry, Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, and the Veterinary Medical Examining Board. The Director of the Department of Health, upon consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Advisory Committee, decided to post each boards’ promulgated rules as applicable prescribing criteria for the state. They are linked as follows:

Dental Practice Act page 94
Medical Practice Act page 78
Nurse Practice Act of the State of Arkansas Chapter 4, Section 8.
Optometry Board Chapter V. Article IX – Prescribing CS
Veterinarian Board page 16.
Pharmacy Board

What is the PMP Gateway Integration?

Integrating access to the Arkansas PDMP database within an Electronic Health Record (EHR)/Pharmacy Management System (PMS) provides a streamlined clinical workflow for providers. The integration eliminates the need for providers to have to log in separately to the PDMP. Instead, the EHR/PMS automatically initiates a patient search and returns a view of the patient’s controlled substance prescription history report directly within the provider's EHR/PMS.

PMP Gateway is a multi-state query system that provides access to a majority of state PMPs. Bamboo Health, through its PMP Gateway product, facilitates communication, information transfer, integration, and support for the state approval process, and the EHR/PMS vendor development process.

Dispenser Reporting

As mandated, a dispenser is required to report the dispensation of any controlled substance that is schedule II – V as listed on the Arkansas Pharmacy Controlled Substance List to the Arkansas Department of Health Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. A pharmacy is required to report at a frequency of the next business day while a veterinary clinic is required every 30 days.

If no controlled substances were dispensed, then a zero report is required. If a pharmacy does not dispense controlled substances, the pharmacy may apply for a waiver exemption. Please email a completed Pharmacy Waiver form to the AR PDMP to apply.