124.551 Information program for drug prescribing and dispensing.
1. Contingent upon the receipt of funds pursuant to section 124.557 sufficient to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, the board, in conjunction with the advisory council created in section 124.555, shall establish and maintain an information program for drug prescribing and dispensing.
2. a. The program shall collect from pharmacies dispensing information for controlled substances identified pursuant to section 124.554, subsection 1, paragraph “g”, and from first responders as defined in section 147A.1, subsection 7, with the exception of emergency medical care providers as defined in section 147A.1, subsection 4, administration information for opioid antagonists. The department of public health shall provide information for the administration of opioid antagonists to the board as prescribed by rule for emergency medical care providers as defined in section 147A.1, subsection 4. The board shall adopt rules requiring the following information to be provided regarding the administration of opioid antagonists:
(1) Patient identification.
(2) Identification of the person administering opioid antagonists.
(3) The date of administration.
(4) The quantity of opioid antagonists administered.
b. The information collected shall be used by prescribing practitioners, veterinarians, and pharmacists on a need-to-know basis for purposes of improving patient health care by facilitating early identification of patients who may be at risk for addiction, or who may be using, abusing, or diverting drugs for unlawful or otherwise unauthorized purposes at risk to themselves and others, or who may be appropriately using controlled substances lawfully prescribed for them but unknown to the practitioner.
3. The board shall implement technological improvements to facilitate secure access to the program through electronic health and pharmacy information systems. The board shall collect, store, and disseminate program information consistent with security criteria established by rule, including use of appropriate encryption or other industry-recognized security technology.
4. The board shall seek any federal waiver necessary to implement the provisions of the program.
2006 Acts, ch 1147, §2, 11; 2016 Acts, ch 1052, §2; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1138, §3; 2020 Acts, ch 1024, §1
Referred to in §22.7(51)
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 124 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Section 124.101 - Definitions.
Section 124.101A - Administration of controlled substances — delegation.
Section 124.101B - Factors indicating an imitation controlled substance.
Section 124.201 - Duty to recommend changes in schedules — temporary amendments to schedules.
Section 124.201A - Cannabis-derived products — rules.
Section 124.202 - Controlled substances — listed regardless of name.
Section 124.203 - Substances listed in schedule I — criteria.
Section 124.204 - Schedule I — substances included.
Section 124.205 - Substances listed in schedule II — criteria.
Section 124.206 - Schedule II — substances included.
Section 124.207 - Substances listed in schedule III — criteria.
Section 124.208 - Schedule III — substances included.
Section 124.209 - Substances listed in schedule IV — criteria.
Section 124.210 - Schedule IV — substances included.
Section 124.211 - Schedule V — criteria.
Section 124.212 - Schedule V — substances included.
Section 124.212B - Pseudoephedrine sales — tracking — penalty.
Section 124.212C - Pseudoephedrine advisory council — electronic monitoring.
Section 124.213 - Pseudoephedrine purchase restrictions from pharmacy or retailer — penalty.
Section 124.302 - Registration requirements.
Section 124.303 - Registration.
Section 124.304 - Revocation, suspension, or restriction of registration.
Section 124.305 - Contested case proceedings.
Section 124.306 - Records of registrants.
Section 124.307 - Order forms.
Section 124.308 - Prescriptions.
Section 124.401C - Manufacturing methamphetamine in presence of minors.
Section 124.401G - Iowa hemp Act — negligent violation program.
Section 124.402 - Prohibited acts — distributors — registrants — proprietors — penalties.
Section 124.404 - Penalties under other laws.
Section 124.405 - Bar to prosecution.
Section 124.406 - Distribution to person under age eighteen.
Section 124.406A - Use of persons under age eighteen in the drug trade.
Section 124.407 - Gatherings where controlled substances unlawfully used — penalties.
Section 124.408 - Joint criminal trials.
Section 124.409 - Conditional discharge, commitment for treatment, and probation.
Section 124.410 - Accommodation offense.
Section 124.411 - Second or subsequent offenses.
Section 124.412 - Notice of conviction.
Section 124.413 - Mandatory minimum sentence — parole eligibility.
Section 124.414 - Drug paraphernalia.
Section 124.415 - Parental and school notification — persons under eighteen years of age.
Section 124.416 - Exception to restrictions on bail.
Section 124.417 - Imitation controlled substances — exceptions.
Section 124.418 - Persons seeking medical assistance for drug-related overdose.
Section 124.501 - Responsibility for enforcement.
Section 124.502 - Administrative inspections and warrants.
Section 124.503 - Injunctions.
Section 124.504 - Cooperative arrangements and confidentiality.
Section 124.506 - Controlled substances — disposal.
Section 124.506A - Large seizure of a controlled substance — evidence and disposal.
Section 124.507 - Burden of proof — liabilities.
Section 124.508 - Judicial review.
Section 124.509 - Education and research.
Section 124.510 - Reports of arrests and analyses to department.
Section 124.550 - Definitions.
Section 124.551 - Information program for drug prescribing and dispensing.
Section 124.551A - Prescribing practitioner program registration.
Section 124.552 - Information reporting.
Section 124.553 - Information access.
Section 124.554 - Rules and reporting.
Section 124.555 - Advisory council established.
Section 124.556 - Education and treatment.
Section 124.557 - Drug information program fund — surcharge.
Section 124.558 - Prohibited acts — penalties.