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20-7-611. Unlawful acts and penalties.
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20-7-611. Unlawful acts and penalties.
(a)(1) It is unlawful for a dispenser to purposely fail to submit prescription monitoring information as required under this subchapter.
(2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(b)(1) It is unlawful for a dispenser to purposely submit fraudulent prescription information.
(2) A violation of subdivision (b)(1) of this section is a Class D felony.
(c)(1) It is unlawful for a person authorized to receive prescription monitoring information to purposely disclose the information in violation of this subchapter.
(2) A violation of subdivision (c)(1) of this section is a Class C felony.
(d)(1) It is unlawful for a person authorized to receive prescription drug monitoring program information to use such information in a manner or for a purpose in violation of this subchapter.
(2) A violation of subdivision (d)(1) of this section is a Class C felony.
(e)(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly obtain, use, or disclose or attempt to obtain, use, or disclose information by fraud or deceit from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program or from a person authorized to receive information from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program under this subchapter.
(2) A violation of subdivision (e)(1) of this section is a Class C felony.
(f) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in this section, a dispenser or practitioner who uses or discloses confidential information received from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in a manner or for a purpose in violation of this subchapter may be subject to disciplinary action by the dispenser's or practitioner's licensing board.
(g) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in this section, a law enforcement officer who uses or dis
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-7-611
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20-7-611. Unlawful acts and penalties.
(a)(1) It is unlawful for a dispenser to purposely fail to submit prescription monitoring information as required under this subchapter.
(2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(b)(1) It is unlawful for a dispenser to purposely submit fraudulent prescription information.
(2) A violation of subdivision (b)(1) of this section is a Class D felony.
(c)(1) It is unlawful for a person authorized to receive prescription monitoring information to purposely disclose the information in violation of this subchapter.
(2) A violation of subdivision (c)(1) of this section is a Class C felony.
(d)(1) It is unlawful for a person authorized to receive prescription drug monitoring program information to use such information in a manner or for a purpose in violation of this subchapter.
(2) A violation of subdivision (d)(1) of this section is a Class C felony.
(e)(1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly obtain, use, or disclose or attempt to obtain, use, or disclose information by fraud or deceit from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program or from a person authorized to receive information from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program under this subchapter.
(2) A violation of subdivision (e)(1) of this section is a Class C felony.
(f) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in this section, a dispenser or practitioner who uses or discloses confidential information received from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in a manner or for a purpose in violation of this subchapter may be subject to disciplinary action by the dispenser's or practitioner's licensing board.
(g) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in this section, a law enforcement officer who uses or discloses confidential information received from the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in a manner or for a purpose in violation of this subchapter may be subject to disciplinary action by the law enforcement officer's agency or department.
(h) This subchapter does not limit a person whose privacy has been compromised unlawfully under this section from bringing a civil action to address the breach of privacy or to recover all damages to which the person may be entitled per violation, including attorney's fees and costs.
(i) A practitioner who purposely fails to access the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program as required by § 20-7-604(d) is subject to disciplinary action by the licensing board of the practitioner.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-7-604. Requirements for Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
(a) The State Board of Health shall create the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program upon the Department of Health's procuring adequate funding to establish the program.
(b)(1) Each dispenser shall submit to the department information regarding each controlled substance dispensed.
(2) A dispenser located outside Arkansas and licensed and registered by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall submit to the department information regarding each controlled substance prescription dispensed to an ultimate user whose address is within Arkansas.
(3) The State Board of Health shall create a controlled substances database for the program.
(c) Each dispenser required to report under subsection (b) of this section shall submit to the department by electronic means information that shall include without limitation:
(1) The dispenser's identification number;
(2) The date the prescription was filled;
(3) The prescription number;
(4) Whether the prescription is new or is a refill;
(5) The National Drug Code for the controlled substance that is dispensed;
(6) The quantity of the controlled substance dispensed;
(7) The number of days' supply dispensed;
(8) The number of refills ordered;
(9)(A) A patient identifier.
(B) A patient identifier shall not be a Social Security number or a driver's license number;
(10) The patient's name;
(11) The patient's address;
(12) The patient's date of birth;
(13) The patient's gender;
(14) The prescriber's identification number;
(15) The date the prescription was issued by the prescriber; and
(16) The source of the payment for the prescription.
(d)(1) Except as required in subdivision (d)(2) of this section, practitioners are encouraged to acc
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-7-604
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-7-604. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.