Maine State Profile

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PMP Region:

East

Name of Program:

Prescription Monitoring Program

Website:

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Agency Name:

Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse

Agency Type:

Substance Abuse Agency

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State Information

State Population:

1,316,456

Number of Pharmacies in State:

290

Number of Practitioners/Prescribers:

4,993

Prescription Records collected in 2008:

2,391,527

State Fiscal Year?:

yes

Fiscal Year Dates:

July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009

Prescription Records Collected in Fiscal Year:

2,399,421

Frequency of data collected:

Bi-Weekly

Data collected from pharmacies?:

yes

Data collected from dispensing practitioners?:

yes

Patient History Reports in 2008:

60,934

Patient History Reports for Fiscal Year:

49,411 (estimated)

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:

yes

If other requester (specify):

Treatment providers, Medicaid investigation unit, medical examiner's office

De-identified data provided to researchers?:

yes

Legislation

Year PMP Legislation Enacted:

2003

Year PMP Became Operational:

2004

Laws/statute Citation:

Title 22, Chapter 1603

Laws Citation Website:

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Regulation/rule Citations:

Maine State Agency Rules 14-118 Chapter 11

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