(a) The following persons are provided direct access to information in the PDMD:(1) a prescriber or dispenser or a designee for the sole purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical care to a specific patient. The delegating prescriber or dispenser may be held civilly liable and criminally responsible for the misuse of the prescription information obtained by the designee;(2) employees of the Department; and(3) a certified law enforcement prescription drug diversion investigator who has complied with subsections (b) and (c).
(1) a prescriber or dispenser or a designee for the sole purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical care to a specific patient. The delegating prescriber or dispenser may be held civilly liable and criminally responsible for the misuse of the prescription information obtained by the designee;
(2) employees of the Department; and
(3) a certified law enforcement prescription drug diversion investigator who has complied with subsections (b) and (c).
(b) To be granted access to the PDMD, a certified law enforcement prescription drug diversion investigator shall provide the following information to the Department:(1) the identification credentials assigned by the Department and the case number of the investigation; and(2) an annual report from a qualified law enforcement agency.
(1) the identification credentials assigned by the Department and the case number of the investigation; and
(2) an annual report from a qualified law enforcement agency.
(c) A qualified law enforcement agency shall submit to the Department an annual report of the data accessed by all certified law enforcement prescription drug diversion investigators in the qualified law enforcement agency, including written verification that the inquiries were part of a lawful prescription drug diversion investigation and providing the case number and the disposition of the investigation. The Department shall prepare a verification form and make the form available annually to the qualified law enforcement agency. The qualified law enforcement agency shall return the completed verification form to the Department not later than 30 days after its receipt. The certified law enforcement prescription drug diversion investigator’s failure to timely submit the verification form results in the immediate suspension of access to the PDMD until the verification form has been submitted and the DOH has the opportunity, not to exceed seven days, to review the information on the verification form.
(d) The Department shall limit access to the Database to only those employees whose access is reasonably necessary to carry out this subchapter.