Section Opt 504.06 - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program(a) Prescribers required to register with the prescription drug monitoring program, or their delegate, shall query the prescription drug monitoring program to obtain a history of schedule II-IV controlled substances dispensed to a patient, prior to prescribing an initial schedule II, III, and IV opioids for the management or treatment of pain and then periodically and at least twice per year, except when:(1) Controlled medications are to be administered to patients in a health care setting;(2) The program is inaccessible or not functioning properly, due to an internal or external electronic issue; or(3) An emergency department is experiencing a higher than normal patient volume such that querying the program database would materially delay care.(b) A licensee shall document the exceptions described in (a)(2) and (3) above in the patient's medical record.N.H. Admin. Code § Opt 504.06
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