2021-2022 PDMP Annual Report

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Annual Report | 2021-22 5 Legal Framework Summary of Statutory Changes Section 893.055, Florida Statutes, requires the Department of Health (Department) to maintain an electronic system to collect and store controlled substance dispensing information and release the information as authorized in section 893.0551, Florida Statutes. Legislative changes by year and bill number are summarized below. There were no statutory changes in the 2021 or 2022 legislative sessions. Year Bill Number Summary of Changes 2009 SB 462 Created section 893.055, Florida Statutes, establishing the PDMP. 2009 SB 440 Created section 893.0551, Florida Statutes, exempting information contained in the PDMP from public record requirements. 2010 SB 2772 Amended sections 893.055 and 893.0551, Florida Statutes, establishing a definition for "program manager" and requiring the program manager to work with specific stakeholders to promulgate rules for controlled substance abuse indicators. It also authorized the program manager to provide relevant information to law enforcement under certain circumstances. 2011 HB 7095 Amended section 893.055, Florida Statutes, to require dispensers to upload dispensing data to the PDMP within seven days of dispensing rather than 15 days; to prohibit the use of certain funds to implement the PDMP, and to require criminal background screening for all individuals who have direct access to the PDMP. 2013 HB 1159 Appropriated $500,000 of nonrecurring general revenue funds for the general administration of the PDMP for the fiscal year 2013-2014. 2014 HB 7177 Amended sections 893.055 and 893.0551, Florida Statutes, renewing the public record exemption and requiring law enforcement and investigative agencies to enter a user agreement with the Department. Also, it limits the information shared with a criminal justice agency and requires the disclosing person or entity to take steps to ensure the continued confidentiality of the information, redacting any non-relevant information at a minimum. Finally, a criminal justice agency may only release information related to a criminal case to a state attorney in response to a discovery demand; unrelated information requires a court order to be released. 2015 SB 2500A Appropriated $500,000 of general revenue funds for the general administration of the PDMP for the fiscal year 2015-2016. 2016 SB 964 Amended sections 893.055 and 893.0551, Florida Statutes, authorizing direct access to the information in the PDMP for designees of prescribers and dispensers and authorizing indirect access for impaired practitioner consultants.