New York State Profile

PMP Region: 
East
Name of Program: 
Official Prescription Program
Agency Name: 
New York State Department of Health
Agency Type: 
Department of Health
State Information
State Population: 
19,490,297
Number of Pharmacies in State: 
4,498
Number of Practitioners/Prescribers: 
83,887
Prescription Records collected in 2008: 
19,500,000
State Fiscal Year?: 
yes
Fiscal Year Dates: 
April 1 - March 31
Frequency of data collected: 
Monthly
Data collected from pharmacies?: 
yes
Data collected from dispensing practitioners?: 
yes
Patient History Reports in 2008: 
2,636
Drug Schedules Monitored
Schedule II: 
yes
Schedule III: 
yes
Schedule IV: 
yes
Schedule V: 
yes
If Other Drugs: 
Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)-CIII in NYS
Who May Request Patient Information?
Prescribers: 
yes
Pharmacists: 
no
Pharmacies: 
no
Law Enforcement: 
yes
Licensing Boards: 
yes
Patients: 
yes
If other requester (specify): 
BNE investigators have access; others by court order or subpoena
De-identified data provided to researchers?: 
yes
Comments on de-identified data permissions: 
Released on a per case basis
Legislation
Year PMP Legislation Enacted: 
1972
Year PMP Became Operational: 
1973
Laws/statute Citation: 
N.Y. PUB. HEALTH LAW §§ 12-b, 3331 to 3333, 3338, 3343, 3370, 3371, 3372, 3385, 3396
Regulation/rule Citations: 
N.Y. COMP. CODES R. & REGS. tit. 10, §§ 80.67 to - .69, -.71 to -.73, -.108, -.123
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