Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7248 – Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program
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1. Establishment of monitoring program. Contingent upon the receipt of funds pursuant to section 7247 sufficient to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program is established. No later than January 2, 2004, to implement the program, the department shall establish an electronic system for monitoring any controlled substance that is dispensed to a person in the State by a dispenser.
[PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. AA, §67 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7248
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Controlled substance: means a controlled substance included in schedules II, III or IV of 21 United States Code § 812 or 21 C. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7246
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Dispenser: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7246Program: means the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program established under section 7248. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7246
2. Contract for services. The department may contract with a vendor to establish and maintain the program pursuant to rules adopted by the department.
[PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. AA, §67 (AMD).]
3. Information available. The program must rapidly provide information in an electronic format to prescribers and dispensers.
[PL 2003, c. 483, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 483, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. AA, §67 (AMD).