The Georgia Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) is an electronic database used to monitor the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances. The PDMP provides prescribers and pharmacists with critical information regarding a patient’s controlled substance prescription history. It can help eliminate duplicative prescribing and overprescribing of controlled substances and protect patients at risk of misuse.

For information about accessing the Georgia PDMP through approved electronic health records (EHR), please visit: PDMP Integration.

During the 2017 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed House Bill 249 which provided for several changes to the PDMP:

1. Effective July 1, 2017, dispensers will be required to enter prescription information for Schedule II, III, IV, V controlled substances within 24 hours. This will provide prescribers more efficient access to information with less wait time as they make the best clinical decisions possible for their patients.
2. All prescribers will be required to register in the PDMP by Jan. 1, 2018. 
3. Beginning July 1, 2018, prescribers will be required to check PDMP before prescribing opiates or cocaine derivatives in Schedule II drugs or benzodiazepines. 

To register in the GA PDMP, go to Georgia.pmpaware.net/login. Prescribers and Dispensers will need:

• Name
• Employment Information
• Primary contact information
• Last 4 digits of SSN
• GA Professional License Number
• DEA number (personal or employer)
• NPI Number (personal or employer)

In the PDMP, a “Delegate” is a person who has been authorized to act as a search agent for a supervising PDMP Prescriber or Pharmacist. Delegates will need to create an account with the above information. Additionally, they must list their supervisors and upload a signed copy of the Delegate’s Responsibility Form. The form cannot be digitally signed. Supervisors must log in to approve the delegate’s account.

It is the supervisor’s responsibility to manage their delegates.  Refer to the Georgia PDMP User Support Manual for instructions on how to do so.

Podiatrists who possess a DEA permit are required to register to use the PDMP no later than January 1, 2018 and are encouraged to register as soon as possible.  All new DEA prescriber registrants must register with the PDMP within thirty (30) days of obtaining a DEA Permit.

Visit the Renewal Checklist section for more information and a link to the proper form.

To register for the PDMP visit https://dph.georgia.gov/pdmp on the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) website.  For additional information or to submit any questions, requests or concerns regarding this please contact DPH at 404-463-1517 or send an email to [email protected]. 

There are some new PDMP reporting requirements which will go into effect on July 1, 2018.  To learn how more about those requirements review the PDMP Quick Reference Guide to Making a Request in PMP AWARxE. 

View the June 2018 PDMP System Reliability Certification >>

Notice of Intent to Dispense: At the time of license renewal, licensed Podiatrists are required to notify the Georgia State Board of Podiatry Examiners of their intention to dispense drugs if he or she desires to dispense any drugs and/or controlled substances as defined in Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 [O.C.G.A. §§ 26-4-130(a)(1) & (2); 26-4-130(e)]. 

ALL LICENSED PODIATRISTS ARE TO SUBMIT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISPENSE FORM TO THE BOARD IF:
On your license renewal application, you answered YES to the question which asked if you have a current DEA License Number and intend to dispense drugs in accordance with the law cited above; or,
You obtained a DEA License Number during the biennium (2-year renewal cycle) and intend to dispense drugs in accordance with the law cited above.

Download the Notice of Intent to Dispense form and submit it with your application renewal materials.