{"id":93,"date":"2014-08-01T16:50:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T20:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2014-08-01T16:51:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T20:51:16","slug":"pmp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/pmp\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you may be aware, the Mass DPH offers an on-line prescription monitoring program (&#8220;PMP&#8221;).\u00a0This PMP allows providers to view controlled substance prescriptions filled at Massachusetts pharmacies.\u00a0The application is very easy to fill out. You will need your Mass license, Federal DEA and Mass Controlled Substance numbers with expiration dates.\u00a0The application process\u00a0does require the application to be notarized.<\/p>\n<p>In order to use Online PMP, you must first apply and be credentialed.\u00a0 Following that, your application is processed into the Virtual Gateway (VG), the secure internet portal of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. For more information how to use the VG, click\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/eohhs\/gov\/commissions-and-initiatives\/vg\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The application can be found\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/eohhs\/docs\/dph\/quality\/drugcontrol\/ma-online-pmp-enrollment-form-for-prescriber.pdf\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Both those with preexisting VG accounts and first time applicants should complete, notarize, sign and return the application.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receipt of your application, the Drug Control Program (DCP) verifies your credentials.\u00a0 Information from the application is then sent to the VG.\u00a0 The VG will send an automated email with a username and temporary password to new applicants.<\/p>\n<p>Once your PMP account has been established, you will receive an email verifying\u00a0access to the\u00a0system.\u00a0 All users should wait to register until they receive this email to ensure that the Online PMP is available.\u00a0 This email will include instructions on how to register with the VG and how to use Online PMP.<\/p>\n<p>The database includes prescription records for Schedule II drugs from the most recent 12 months.\u00a0 Records for prescriptions in Schedules III-V have been reported since January 1, 2011.\u00a0 There are no Schedule III-V records prior to that date.\u00a0 In general, it takes approximately two to three weeks between the dispensing of a prescription and its inclusion in Online PMP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you may be aware, the Mass DPH offers an on-line prescription monitoring program (&#8220;PMP&#8221;).\u00a0This PMP allows providers to view controlled substance prescriptions filled at Massachusetts pharmacies.\u00a0The application is very easy to fill out. You will need your Mass license, Federal DEA and Mass Controlled Substance numbers with expiration dates.\u00a0The application process\u00a0does require the application [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2529,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2529"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/cmu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}