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Who is Authorized to Request Patient Prescription Data?

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State/Territory/ District Prescribers Pharmacists Pharmacies Law Enforcement Licensing Boards Patients If other requester (specify) PMP Region
Connecticut yes yes no yes no no East
Massachusetts yes yes yes yes yes yes With respect to Medicaid, "Medicaid fraud and abuse investigations (AG and Medicaid offices)" East
Maine yes yes no yes yes yes Treatment providers, Medicaid investigation unit, medical examiner's office East
New Jersey yes yes no yes yes no Representative of Medicaid program pursuant to an investigation; a grand jury pursuant to a subpoena; PMP in another state pursuant to a written agreement. East
New York yes no no yes yes yes BNE investigators have access; others by court order or subpoena East
Pennsylvania no no no yes no no East
Rhode Island yes yes no yes yes no East
Vermont yes yes no no yes yes Patients can request a report of their own records, but do not have direct access to the system. A patient for whom a prescription for a controlled substance is written may request information from the VPMS database relating to himself or herself. The request must be in writing, and the person must appear in-person, and produce a valid government- issued photographic proof of identify to receive the VPMS report. East
Delaware yes yes no yes yes yes State Medicaid Program East
Alaska yes yes no yes yes yes West
Arizona yes yes no yes yes yes West
California yes yes no yes yes no West
Colorado yes yes no yes no yes West
Guam yes yes yes yes yes no West
Hawaii yes yes no yes yes no West
Idaho yes yes yes yes yes yes Medicaid; Medicare West
New Mexico yes yes no yes yes yes West
Nevada yes yes yes yes yes yes Attorneys who have a court order West
Oregon yes yes no yes yes yes Other state PMPS West
Utah yes yes no yes yes yes Mental Health Therapists; Practitioner Staff West
Washington yes yes no yes yes yes Medicaid Program (practitioners only); Workers Compensation Program; Medical Examiners; Department of Corrections; Other States' Prescription Monitoring Programs West
Wyoming yes yes no yes yes yes Probation & Parole; State of WY Pharmacist; Medicaid; Workers Compensation West
Iowa yes yes no yes yes yes law enforcement pursuant to court order or subpoena; licensing boards pursuant to subpoena North
Illinois yes yes yes yes yes yes law enforcement -Must have probable cause investigation and fax/mail request (can not use website); licensing boards - Must have probable cause investigation and fax/mail request (can not use website); patients - Must mail request with form of ID North
Indiana yes yes no yes yes no Attorney General's Office; a PMP in another state that has an interoperability agreement with Indiana North
Kansas yes yes no yes yes yes Patient's personal representative; other dispensers; other authorized state agencies; other states' PMP's with a reciprocal agreement in place North
Michigan yes yes no yes yes no Medicaid North
Minnesota yes yes no yes no yes law enforcement pursuant to search warrant; Medicaid  staff  assigned  to  use  data  to  identify   recipients  whose  usage  of  controlled  substances  may   warrant  restriction North
North Dakota yes yes no yes yes yes Medicaid program; Workforce Safety and Insurance program; Judicial authorities under grand jury subpoena or court order for investigation of criminal violations of controlled substances laws; Peer Review Committees North
Ohio yes yes yes yes yes X Subpoena issued by a Grand Jury relating to a person who is the subject of an investigation North
South Dakota yes yes no yes yes yes Department of Social Services/Medicaid program; Insurors; Judicial authorities; Peer Review Committees North
Wisconsin to be determined by rule making North
Alabama yes yes no yes yes no South
Florida yes yes yes yes yes yes South
Kentucky yes yes no yes yes no Medicaid for review of a member or provider; a grand jury by subpoena; a judge or probation or parole officer administering a drug diversion or probation program. South
Louisiana yes yes no yes yes yes Medicaid Representatives searching for Medicaid recipient patients only. Regulatory Boards and Agencies of the Prescribers and Dispensers have direct access for oversight of their licensees. South
Mississippi yes yes yes yes yes no Medicaid for Medicaid recipients; grand jury by subpoena; a judge, probation or parole officer administering a drug diversion or probation program South
North Carolina yes yes no yes yes yes Law enforcement - SBI Diversion Agents only; NC Division of Medical Assistance; a court through a court order in a criminal matter; agents of monitoring authorities in other states. South
Oklahoma yes yes yes yes yes no Attorney General, Medical Examiners South
South Carolina yes yes no yes yes yes SC Dept. of Health and Human Services re. Medicaid recipients; grand jury pursuant to subpoena; and bona fide research or education. South
Tennessee yes yes no yes yes no Law enforcement - with court order; Office of TennCare IG; Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; Tenessee Bureau of Investigation South
Texas yes yes yes yes yes no Prosecutorial officials; TX law says 'pharmacists' can request data, but TX PMP releases data to the pharmacy South
Virginia yes yes no yes yes yes AG Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; designated employees of the Department of Medical Assistance Services; Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; designated employees of the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program, who may monitor licensees who suffer from chemical dependency; other PMPs with signed agreement. South
Arkansas yes yes no yes yes yes State Medical Examiner South
Georgia yes yes no yes yes yes South
Montana yes yes no yes yes yes State Medicaid Program West
Maryland yes yes no yes yes Rehabilitation programs operating under a health occupations licensing board, other states' PDMP administrators, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Maryland Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid), DHMH Inspector General, Office of Health Care Quality East
Nebraska North