States with Authority to Require Veterinarians to Report to PMP Research current through December 2014. This project was supported by Grant No. G1399ONDCP03A, awarded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Office of National Drug Control Policy or the United States Government. 1
This table represents those states with statutory authority to require veterinarians to to the state Prescription Monitoring Program and does not reflect those states with such authority that are not actively collecting data from veterinarians. Additionally, in some states Washington, for example veterinarians are on a less frequent basis than other dispensers. Please check NAMSDL s Reporting Requirements and Exemptions to Reporting, Compilation of Statutes, for further information. 2
3 States with PMP Programs What the State Law or Regulation Says Practical Application in States That Require all Practitioners and/or Dispensers to Report Prescription Data Veterinarians Alabama Specifically requires veterinarians to Alaska Requires all pharmacists, Veterinarians pharmacists-in-charge, and practitioners who directly dispense to Arizona Requires all medical Veterinarians practitioners that dispense to Arkansas Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians California Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians Colorado Requires only pharmacies to Connecticut Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians Delaware Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not District of Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians Columbia Florida Requires all dispensing Veterinarians not practitioners to Georgia Specifically exempts Veterinarians not veterinarians from ing Hawaii Only requires pharmacies to Idaho Only requires pharmacies to Illinois Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians Indiana Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians Iowa Requires only pharmacies to Kansas Specifically exempts Veterinarians not veterinarians from ing Kentucky Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not Louisiana Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not Maine Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not Maryland Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not Massachusetts Only requires pharmacies to Michigan Specifically requires Veterinarians veterinarians to Minnesota Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not
4 Mississippi All pharmacies and practitioners Veterinarians not Montana Requires only pharmacies and out of state pharmacies to Nebraska Unknown Unknown Nevada Requires all pharmacies and Veterinarians not registered practitioners to New Hampshire Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians New Jersey Only requires pharmacies to New Mexico Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not New York Requires all pharmacies and Veterinarians dispensing practitioners to North Carolina Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not North Dakota Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians Ohio Oklahoma Requires all pharmacies and Veterinarians dispensing practitioners to Oregon Pennsylvania ; beginning June 30, 2015, pharmacies and dispensers Only pharmacies until June 30, 2015; however, veterinarians are specifically excluded from ing after that date Rhode Island South Carolina Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians South Dakota Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not Tennessee Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not so long as the amount used to treat the non-human patient is for a maximum of forty-eight (48) hours Texas Utah Vermont Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians not Virginia Specifically exempts Veterinarians not veterinarians from ing Washington Requires all dispensers to Veterinarians on a less frequent basis
West Virginia Requires all medical service Veterinarians providers, pharmacies, and health care facilities to Wisconsin All dispensers Veterinarians not Wyoming 5