1. (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. (1) Controlled medications are to be administered to patients in a health care setting;
   2. (2) The program is inaccessible or not functioning properly, due to an internal or external electronic issue; or
   3. (3) An emergency department is experiencing a higher than normal patient volume such that querying the program database would materially delay care.
2. (b) A licensee shall document the exceptions described in (a)(2) and (3) above in the patient’s medical record.

Source. #12060, eff 1-1-17; ss by #14260, eff 8-2-25, EXPIRES: 8-2-35 (formerly Opt 504) (See Chapter 500 Revision Note)