A. A medical practitioner regulatory board shall notify each medical practitioner who receives an initial or renewal license and who intends to apply for registration or has an active registration under the controlled substances act (21 United States Code sections 801 through 904) of the medical practitioner's responsibility to register with the Arizona state board of pharmacy and be granted access to the controlled substances prescription monitoring program's central database tracking system. The Arizona state board of pharmacy shall provide access to the central database tracking system to each medical practitioner who has a valid license pursuant to title 32 and who possesses an Arizona registration under the controlled substances act (21 United States Code sections 801 through 904). The Arizona state board of pharmacy shall notify each pharmacist of the pharmacist's responsibility to register with the Arizona state board of pharmacy and be granted access to the controlled substances prescription monitoring program's central database tracking system. The Arizona state board of pharmacy shall provide access to the central database tracking system to each pharmacist who has a valid license pursuant to title 32, chapter 18 and who is employed by either:

1. 1. A facility that has a valid United States drug enforcement administration registration number.
2. 2. The administration, a contractor or a health care insurer and who has a national provider identifier number.

B. The registration is:

1. 1. Valid in conjunction with a valid United States drug enforcement administration registration number and a valid license issued by a medical practitioner regulatory board established pursuant to title 32, chapter 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25 or 29.

2. 2. Valid in conjunction with a valid license issued by the Arizona state board of pharmacy for a pharmacist who is employed by either:

   1. (a) A facility that has a valid United States drug enforcement administration registration number.
   2. (b) The administration, a contractor or a health care insurer and who has a national provider identifier number.
3. 3. Not transferable or assignable.

H. The medical practitioner or dispenser is not required to obtain a patient utilization report from the central database tracking system pursuant to subsection F of this section if any of the following applies:

1. 1. The patient is receiving hospice care or palliative care for a serious or chronic illness.
2. 2. The patient is receiving care for cancer, a cancer-related illness or condition or dialysis treatment.
3. 3. A medical practitioner will administer the controlled substance.
4. 4. The patient is receiving the controlled substance during the course of inpatient or residential treatment in a hospital, nursing care facility, assisted living facility, correctional facility or mental health facility.
5. 5. The medical practitioner is prescribing the controlled substance to the patient for not more than a five-day period for an invasive medical or dental procedure or a medical or dental procedure that results in acute pain to the patient.
6. 6. The medical practitioner is prescribing the controlled substance to the patient for not more than a five-day period for a patient who has suffered an acute injury or a medical or dental disease process that is diagnosed in an emergency department setting and that results in acute pain to the patient. An acute injury or medical disease process does not include back pain.

L. By complying with this section, a medical practitioner or dispenser who acts in good faith, or the medical practitioner's or dispenser's employer, is not subject to liability or disciplinary action arising solely from either:

1. 1. Requesting or receiving, or failing to request or receive, prescription monitoring data from the program's central database tracking system.
2. 2. Acting or failing to act on the basis of the prescription monitoring data provided by the program's central database tracking system.

P. For the purposes of this section:

1. 1. "Administration" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2901.
2. 2. "Contractor" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2901.
3. 3. "Dispenser" means a pharmacist who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 18.
4. 4. "Emergency department" means the unit within a hospital that is designed to provide emergency services.
5. 5. "Health care insurer" has the same meaning prescribed in section 20-3151.