Mandatory PDMP Registration for CDS Prescribers & Pharmacists

 

 

Prescribers: Beginning October 1, 2016, practitioners authorized to prescribe Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) in Maryland must be registered with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) prior to obtaining a new or renewal state CDS Registration (issued by the Division of Drug Control) OR by July 1, 2017, whichever occurs sooner. This applies to physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, podiatrists and veterinarians.