WI DSPS: PDMP Reporting

PDMP: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Law enforcement agencies are required by Wis. Stat. 961.37 to submit reports based on “reasonable suspicion” or “belief' under the following circumstances:

• When an officer suspects that a person violated the Controlled Substances Act with a prescription drug(such as diversion or unlawful possession)

• When the person experienced a fatal or non0fatal opioid-related overdose

• When the person reports to the agency that his or her controlled substance prescription has been stolen

Please note that an alert does not necessarily mean that the individual was arrested, convicted, or is guilty of any violation of law.

Like all of the other information available in the WI ePDMP, reports from law enforcement provide information to help healthcare professionals make prescribing, treatment, or dispensing decision with more knowledge about the patient. The reports add to the totality of information and should not be used in isolation to make any decisions. It is up to the professional judgement of healthcare professionals to determine if or how a law enforcement report may affect their prescribing, treatment, or dispensing decisions.