§ 34-805. Persons authorized to receive dispensation information.  


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  • (a)

    Upon a duly-made request, the director may provide dispensation information and other data compiled in connection with a PDMP only to the following:

    (1)

    Persons, whether in or out of the state, who are authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances, if the requesting person demonstrates that the request is made for the purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical care for a patient;

    (2)

    Persons who request their own dispensation information in accordance with law;

    (3)

    The Missouri State Board of Pharmacy;

    (4)

    Any state board charged with regulating a professional authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances, and which has duly requested the information or data in the course of a current and open investigation into the acts of a specific professional under the jurisdiction of the state board. Only information related to the subject professional shall be provided by the director;

    (5)

    Local, state, and federal law enforcement or prosecutorial officials, both in or outside of Missouri, who are engaged in the administration, investigation, or enforcement of laws governing prescription drugs, based on a specific case and under a subpoena issued pursuant to court order;

    (6)

    The MO HealthNet division of the Missouri Department of Social Services regarding MO HealthNet program recipients; or

    (7)

    A judge or other judicial officer under a subpoena issued pursuant to court order.

    (b)

    Statistics and education. The director may provide dispensation information and data to public or private entities for statistical or education purposes after having de-identified such information in a manner reasonably thought to be unusable to identify individual persons.

(Ord. No. 160831 , § 1, 12-1-16)