Important Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Information

To: Massachusetts Nursing and Professional Healthcare Organizations 

From: Laurie Talarico, MS, RN, CNP, Nursing Practice Coordinator 

Re: Important Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Information

The Massachusetts Prescription Awareness Tool (MassPAT) will go live August 22, 2016.  Online registration for MassPAT is now open.  Users will not be able to conduct patient searches in MassPAT until August 22, 2016.  For more information, including accessing MassPAT. please follow this link to the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) website: .mass.gov/dph/dcp/.

Pursuant to 105cmr700.012 and Chapter 52 - Acts of 2016, An Act Relative to

Substance Use Treatment, Education and Prevention all prescribers are required to use MassPAT before prescribing a Sch. II-III drug and before prescribing a benzodiazepine or a DPH designated Sch. IV-VI for the first time.