Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

• Who is required to register with the PDMP?
• If I am licensed in PA but don’t practice in the state, am I required to register with the PDMP?
• If I am a retired physician, am I required to register with the PDMP?
• Are institutional DEA numbers allowed when registering for the PDMP?

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PDMP Training Videos/Guides for Non-Registered Users (PA Department of Health)

• Is the PDMP changing?
• Do I need to transfer my PDMP account to the new system?
• How do I transfer my account?
• What information do I need to transfer my account?
• Why can’t DOH transfer my information to the new PDMP system?
• Will I be able to access the PDMP during this transition?
• If my EHR is integrated with PDMP, what do I need to do?
• I don’t know my PDMP username and/or password? Will I be able to transfer my account?
• What will be different in the new PDMP system?
• What benefits will the new PDMP provide physicians?
• Will the new PDMP system have the same web address?
• My organization has a link to the PDMP in our EHR. Do we need to make changes?
• Will there be technical support available from new PDMP vendor?
• What internet browsers support the new PDMP?
• What instructional resources are available for the new PDMP?
• Will my delegates transfer with my account?
• What information do delegates need to transfer their account?
• Will delegates with professional licensure need any additional information to transfer their account?
• Does a delegate account require approval from a supervisor?
• How can a delegate add additional supervisors to their account?

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PDMP Vendor Transition
(PA Department of Health)

PDMP Vendor Transition FAQs
(PA Department of Health)

PDMP LogiCoy Log-In Page
(PA Department of Health)

• As a prescriber, what are my querying requirements under the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)?
• When should I query the PDMP if I issue a prescription for a controlled substance dated in the future?
• Must I query the PDMP every time I prescribe an opioid or benzodiazepine, even if my patient has signed a voluntary treatment agreement and is being seen regularly?
• Does the PDMP contain prescribing/dispensing data from other states?
• Are there any exceptions?
• Are physicians required to document a PDMP query in a patient’s medical record?
• Are there other scenarios when a physician may query the PDMP?
• Is patient consent required to query the PDMP?
• Must anesthesiologists need to query the PDMP prior to administering anesthesia?

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Searching for Patients Across State Lines
(PA Department of Health)

• Am I able to assign a delegate to conduct my patient queries?

• Are physicians required to enter any data into the PDMP?
• If I provide a controlled substance sample to a patient for them to self-administer, do I need to report it into the PDMP?
• What is the level of liability if a physician makes a clinical decision regarding prescribing an opioid based on PDMP data?
• What happens if physicians improperly use or fail to query the PDMP when required?
• Is the PDMP able to integrate with electronic health records?

• If I am an intern or resident, which role should I select when registering for the PDMP?
• What happens if an intern or resident who registers as a “Prescriber Without DEA” but then obtains their own DEA number during residency? Can they change roles in the PDMP?
• Are institutional DEA numbers allowed when registering for the PDMP?