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§7262
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 4: HUMAN SERVICES
Part 3: DRUG ABUSE
Chapter 1604: INTERSTATE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM COMPACT
§7264

§7263. Authorized uses and restrictions on prescription data - Article 3

1.  Authority of member state.  Under the compact a member state:  
A. Retains its authority and autonomy over its prescription monitoring program and prescription data in accordance with its laws, rules and policies;   [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
B. May provide, restrict or deny prescription data to a requestor of another state in accordance with the member state's laws, rules and policies;   [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
C. May provide, restrict or deny prescription data received from another state to a requestor within that state; and   [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
D. Has the authority to determine which requestors are authorized.   [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Restrictions on prescription data.  Prescription data obtained by a member state pursuant to this compact has the following restrictions.  
A. It must be used solely for purposes of providing the prescription data to a requestor.   [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
B. It may not be stored in the member state's prescription monitoring program database, except for stored images, nor in any other database.   [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Limit on categories of requestors.  A member state may limit the categories of requestors of another member state that will receive prescription data.  
[PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Requestor authentication.  The commission shall promulgate rules establishing standards for requestor authentication.  
A. Every member state shall authenticate requestors according to the rules established by the commission.   [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
B. A member state may authorize its requestors to request prescription data from another member state only after such requestor has been authenticated.   [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
C. A member state that becomes aware of a requestor who violated the laws or rules governing the appropriate use of prescription data shall notify the state that transmitted the prescription data.   [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).
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