Washington State Profile

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PMP Region:

West

Name of Program:

Prescription Review

Website:

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Agency Name:

Washington State Deptartment of Health

Agency Type:

Department of Health

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State Information

State Population:

6,668,200

Number of Pharmacies in State:

1,425

Number of Practitioners/Prescribers:

31,702

Frequency of data collected:

Weekly

Data collected from pharmacies?:

yes

Data collected from dispensing practitioners?:

yes

Drug Schedules Monitored

Schedule II:

yes

Schedule III:

yes

Schedule IV:

yes

Schedule V:

yes

Who May Request Patient Information?

Prescribers:

yes

Pharmacists:

yes

Pharmacies:

no

Law Enforcement:

yes

Licensing Boards:

yes

Patients:

yes

If other requester (specify):

Medicaid Program (practitioners only); Workers Compensation Program; Medical Examiners; Department of Corrections; Other States' Prescription Monitoring Programs

De-identified data provided to researchers?:

yes

Legislation

Year PMP Legislation Enacted:

2007

Year PMP Became Operational:

2012

Laws/statute Citation:

Chapter 70.225 RCW

Laws Citation Website:

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Regulation/rule Citations:

Chapter 246-470 WAC

Regulation/ Rule Website:

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