Mississippi State Profile

PMP Region: 
South
Name of Program: 
Mississippi Prescription Monitoring Program
Agency Name: 
Mississippi Board of Pharmacy
Agency Type: 
Pharmacy Board
State Information
State Population: 
2,938,618
Number of Pharmacies in State: 
817
Number of Practitioners/Prescribers: 
7,272
Prescription Records collected in 2008: 
Recent vendor change leaves us unable to answer this question at this time.
State Fiscal Year?: 
yes
Fiscal Year Dates: 
July, 2008 to June, 2009
Prescription Records Collected in Fiscal Year: 
Recent vendor change leaves us unable to answer this question at this time.
Frequency of data collected: 
Weekly
Data collected from pharmacies?: 
yes
Data collected from dispensing practitioners?: 
no
Patient History Reports in 2008: 
Recent vendor change leaves us unable to answer this question at this time.
Drug Schedules Monitored
Schedule II: 
yes
Schedule III: 
yes
Schedule IV: 
yes
Schedule V: 
yes
If Other Drugs: 
Butalbital, Carisoprodol, Tramadol Powder, Ultracet, Ultram ER, Ryzolt ER
Who May Request Patient Information?
Prescribers: 
yes
Pharmacists: 
yes
Pharmacies: 
yes
Law Enforcement: 
yes
Licensing Boards: 
yes
Patients: 
no
If other requester (specify): 
Medicaid for Medicaid recipients; grand jury by subpoena; a judge, probation or parole officer administering a drug diversion or probation program
De-identified data provided to researchers?: 
yes
Legislation
Year PMP Legislation Enacted: 
2005
Year PMP Became Operational: 
2005
Laws/statute Citation: 
Mississippi State Statutes 73-21-127, 73-21-97 and 73-21-103
Regulation/rule Citations: 
73-21-127, 73-21-97, and 73-21-103
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