Colorado PDMP Training and Legislative Update Webinar August 23, 2022
August 7, 2022
The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations (Division) invites you to a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Training and Legislative Update webinar. The webinar will include training and resources regarding registration and use of the Colorado PDMP and will discuss several statutory changes that take effect in 2022.
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Who? Prescribers, pharmacists, delegate PDMP users, and other stakeholders
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What? PDMP training and education session regarding PDMP registration requirements, use of the PDMP, delegate registration and use of the PDMP, and program updates due to recent legislation.
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Where? Virtual - register here
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When? August 23, 2022; noon
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Why? Recent legislation made several statutory changes to the Colorado PDMP that take effect in 2022, including updates concerning delegate access and statutory requirements that prescribers query the PDMP before writing certain opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions.
If you are unable to attend this webinar, a recording will be posted to the DORA PDMP Training webpage at dpo.colorado.gov/PDMP/Training.
Legislative Updates
Colorado Senate Bill 22-027 and House Bill 22-1115 enact several statutory updates regarding the Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program that take effect in 2022:
PDMP Task Force Annual Report
SB 22-027 requires the PDMP Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations to the DORA Executive Director, after engaging in a stakeholder process, regarding balancing the PDMP as a health care tool with the enforcement of PDMP statutory requirements.
For the 2021-2022 PDMP Task Force Annual Report, the DORA Executive Director requested that the PDMP Task Force:
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Evaluate the Effects of Allowing Law Enforcement Access to PDMP data without Requiring a Subpoena or Court Order
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Evaluate Effectiveness of Unsolicited Reporting to Licensing Boards of Licensees’ Prescribing Activity
The PDMP Task Force submitted its Annual Report to the Colorado General Assembly on July 1, 2022. The report can be found at: http://www.leg.state.co.us/library/reports.nsf/reports.xsp. In the “Statutory Cite” pick list, select 12-280-409(2) to find the 2021-2022 PDMP Task Force Annual Report.
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