Prescription Monitoring Program

The Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is a secure database that is used across the State of Maine to improve public health by providing controlled substance drug use information prior to prescribing or dispensing those drugs. The PMP is a key part of the State of Maine’s Opioid Response Strategy by decreasing the amount and frequency of opioid and controlled substances prescribing. To view more regulatory and statutory information, please see Chapter 11 Rule (Word).

Please visit the Maine Data Hub for data and reports about substance use disorder in Maine or email PMPM for other PMP related data requests.

Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)

207-287-2595, Option 2
TTY: Maine Relay 711
Fax: 207-287-4334
Email: PMP@maine.gov

How does the Maine PMP work?

Step 1. Prescription dispensers upload data to Maine PMP
Who submits the data?

Maine pharmacies
Mail-service pharmacies
Remote-dispensing pharmacies
Other dispensers, including dispensing physicians and veterinarians

Step 2. Maine PMP securely stores the data
How is the data kept safe?

Data is stored in a secure, encrypted database
Data is stored by dispensing record, not by patient, prescriber, or pharmacy
Data is only accessed by permission for treatment and patient safety

Step 3. Authorized professionals securely access the data
Who can use the data?

Licensed prescribers: Physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, veterinarians, and dispensers
Delegates of licensed prescribers

Please consult the ME PMP AWARxE Role Definitions.

Access Points to the Statewide Prescription Monitoring Program Now Available

As part of the latest enhancements to the State of Maine’s PMP system, OBH has expanded the means by which prescribers and pharmacists can obtain access to their patients’ controlled substance drug use information. Those access points include:

Via the PMP AWARxE platform
Via the AWARxE PMP Gateway EHR application
Via the State of Maine’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) Clinical Portal system
Via RxCheck (coming soon)

To connect to the PMP through your EMR, please follow the steps below.

Step 1: Sign up

Please review the Maine Integration Guide (PDF ) 10/15/2021.
Complete the Maine PMP Integration Request Form (Bamboo Health ).

Step 2: Agreement

Complete the End User License Agreement, which is e-mailed to you after you submit the integration request form.
Complete the PMP Gateway Licensee Questionnaire, which is e-mailed to you after you submit the integration request form.

Step 3: Prepare the Integration Connection

Bamboo begins integration work
All documents are required to participate
Only authorized decision-makers should fill out the paperwork

The Maine Office of Behavioral Health will cover the licensing fees associated with the integration service for approved providers in Maine that elect to connect their EHR to PMP Gateway.

Creating Your Account
Each ME PMP AWARxE user must register and create an account within ME PMP AWARxE Please navigate to https://maine.pmpaware.net/ External site disclaimer to start the registration process, for any registration assistance please reference the ME PMP AWARxE User Guide (PDF) 03/01/2021. Please review the Flow chart for direction on when to check the PMP.

Technical Assistance
PMP AWARxE Technical Support: (Support hours 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)