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WHAT'S NEW

Important New CURES/PDMP Contact Information

The new telephone number for CURES/PDMP program services is (916) 227-3843.

The CURES/PDMP Unit is now organizationally affiliated with the Law Enforcement Support Program of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division.

Correspondence to CURES/PDMP should now be addressed to:

Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigative Services
Law Enforcement Support Program/PDMP
P.O. Box 160447
Sacramento, CA 95816

PLEASE NOTE: Regrettably, due to budgetary restrictions, facsimile submissions of Patient Activity Report (PAR) requests can no longer be accepted.

Pre-registered prescribers and dispensers may obtain PARs directly on-line via the PDMP Application.

Prescribers and dispensers can initiate application for PDMP system access by clicking on the PDMP Registration link on the right-hand column of this page.

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Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigative ServicesP.O. Box 160447 Sacramento, CA 95816Phone: (916) 227-3843


Important Notice

CURES/PDMP Business Resumption

The 2011/2012 Fiscal Year budget resulted in the dissolution of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, the sponsor of the CURES/PDMP program, effective January 1, 2012. As a result, some CURES/PDMP services have been noticeably lapsed.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is currently staffing and planning business resumption of this important public safety and public health program. In the meantime, the database continues to function and registered participants may continue to access the system. DOJ is committed to restoring complete CURES/PDMP functionality as soon as possible. Future CURES/PDMP business resumption updates will be posted at this site.

The California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, CURES, has launched a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) system which allows pre-registered users including licensed healthcare prescribers eligible to prescribe controlled substances, pharmacists authorized to dispense controlled substances, law enforcement, and regulatory boards to access timely patient controlled substance history information.

The California Attorney General's Office said that if doctors and pharmacies have access to controlled substance history information at the point of care it will help them make better prescribing decisions and cut down on prescription drug abuse in California. The role of the PDMP entrusts that well informed prescribers and pharmacists can and will use their professional expertise to evaluate their patients care and assist those patients who may be abusing controlled substances.

The state’s database known as the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System, C.U.R.E.S, contains over 100 million entries of controlled substance drugs that were dispensed in California. Each year the CURES program responds to more that 60,000 requests from practitioners and pharmacists. The online PDMP system will make it much easier for authorized prescribers and pharmacists to quickly review controlled substance information via the automated Patient Activity Report (PAR) in an effort to identify and deter drug abuse and diversion through accurate and rapid tracking of Schedule II through IV controlled substances.

CURES is committed to assisting in the reduction of pharmaceutical drug diversion without affecting legitimate medical practice or patient care. The PDMP is a valuable investigative, preventive, and educational tool for law enforcement, regulatory boards, educational researchers, and the healthcare community.

In order to obtain access to the PDMP system Prescribers and Pharmacists must first register with CURES by submitting an application form electronically at https://pmp.doj.ca.gov/pmpreg/. In addition, your registration must be followed up with a signed copy of your application and notarized copies of your validating documentation which includes: Drug Enforcement Administration Registration, State Medical License or State Pharmacy License, and a government issued identification. You can mail your application and notarized documents to:

Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigative Services Attn: PDMP Registration P.O. Box 160447 Sacramento, CA 95816

Dissemination or distribution of PDMP information to anyone other than the registered user is strictly prohibited. Disciplinary, civil or criminal actions will be taken by the Department of Justice and/or appropriate Regulatory Board for any misuse or inappropriate accessing of patient data.

HIPAA and all confidentiality and disclosure provisions of California Law cover the information contained in this database. All users must comply with HIPAA Privacy Rule Requirements when using the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program System. US Department of Health and Human Services, HIPAA guidelines are located at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/index.html.

The CURES program will continue to provide manual PAR’s to the medical community, investigative referrals to BNE field offices, print out requests to outside law enforcement for assistance in investigation, and specialized reports to researchers upon request.

Investigation and Enforcement

The CURES program works to identify and analyze CURES data for possible diversion of controlled substances. Criminal Intelligences Specialists analyze the data for possible diversion, compile intelligence to support their findings and disseminate the referral to the appropriate DOJ/Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement regional offices. Upon request, CURES also provides aid to local law enforcement and regulatory agencies.

Submission of Controlled Substance Data

January 1, 2011 pursuant to Health and Safety (H&S) Code Section 11190 and Business and Professions Code 4170, all licensees who dispense Schedule II, Schedule III, and Schedule IV controlled substances must provide the dispensing information to the Department of Justice on a weekly basis.

Atlantic Associates, Inc. will accept controlled substance prescription data in ASAP 2009 Version 4.1 format per the DOJ’s mandate; however, until July 1, 2011, Atlantic Associates will continue to accept controlled substance prescription data in ASAP 2005 Version 3.0 format. As stated in H&S code section 11165, you must submit your data on a weekly basis. For information related to reporting controlled substance prescription data, please contact our vendor Atlantic Associates, at data@aainh.com or (800) 539-3370.

Online Direct Dispense Reporting Application

Effective January 1, 2011, if you have the capability, you may submit your direct dispense controlled substance data to the Department of Justice using the ASAP 2009 version 4.1 format. You also have the option to use ASAP 2005 version 3.0 format until July 1, 2011. If you do not have either of these capabilities, please contact Atlantic Associates for assistance. In the near future, you will be able to submit your direct dispense controlled substance data using an electronic application provided by Atlantic Associates. For more information on submitting your direct dispense data electronically please contact Atlantic Associates at data@aainh.com or (800) 539-3370.

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