37-7-1515. Mandatory use of prescription drug registry. A prescriber or an agent of the prescriber shall review a patient's records under the prescription drug registry before the prescriber issues a prescription for an opioid or a benzodiazepine for the patient, unless:
(1) the patient is receiving hospice care;
(2) the prescription is for a number of doses that is intended to last the patient 7 days or less and cannot be refilled;
(3) the prescription drug is lawfully administered to the patient in a health care facility;
(4) due to an emergency, it is not possible to review the patient's records under the registry before the prescriber issues a prescription for the patient;
(5) the patient is being treated for chronic pain and the prescriber reviews the patient's records under the prescription drug registry every 3 months; or
(6) it is not possible to review the patient's records under the registry because the registry is not operational or because of other technological failure if the failure is reported to the board.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 89, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 37. Professions and Occupations
Part 15. Prescription Drug Registry
37-7-1502. Prescription drug registry -- purpose
37-7-1503. Prescription drug registry -- registration and reporting requirements
37-7-1504. Prescription drug registry review
37-7-1506. Providing prescription drug registry information
37-7-1507. Prescription drug registry -- immunity
37-7-1508. Registry information retention -- destruction
37-7-1509. Administration of prescription drug registry
37-7-1510. Prescription drug registry -- advisory group
37-7-1511. Prescription drug registry -- funding
37-7-1512. Rulemaking authority
37-7-1513. Unlawful acts -- sanctions -- civil penalties