Rule 360-38-.04 - Requirements for Checking the PDMP(1) On and after July 1, 2018, when a prescriber is prescribing a controlled medication, he or she shall seek and review information from the PDMP the first time he or she issues such prescription to a patient and thereafter at least once every 90-days, unless: a. The prescription is for no more than a three-day supply of a controlled medication and no more than 26 pills or:b. The patient is in a hospital or health care facility including a nursing and intermediate care home, a personal care home, or a hospice facility where the medication is to be administered and used by a patient on the premises of the facility or:c. The patient has had outpatient surgery at a hospital or ambulatory surgical center and the prescription is for no more than a ten-day supply of a controlled medication and no more than 40 pills or;d. The patient is terminally ill or under the supervised care of an outpatient hospice program, or;e. The patient is receiving treatment for cancer. (2) Prescribers or his/her representatives must make a notation in the patient's medical record that the PDMP was consulted and identify the individual who conducted the PDMP search. If the PDMP does not allow access, the prescriber or his/her representatives shall document that access was not permitted and note on the medical record the date, time and name of individual querying the PDMP.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-38-.04
O.C.G.A. §§ 16-13-63, 43-34-5.
Original Rule entitled "Requirements for Checking the PDMP" adopted. F. Aug. 14, 2018; eff. Sept. 3, 2018.