Chapter 4729:8-4 | Access and Statistics of Drug Database Information

Rule 4729:8-4-01 | Procedures for obtaining drug database information and access by peer review committees.

• Effective: August 1, 2025
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Persons that are permitted pursuant to section 4729.80 of the Revised Code to obtain information from the drug database shall comply with all application procedures, requirements and acceptable use policies adopted by the board.

(B) An individual seeking the individual's own database information shall comply with the following:

(1) Complete a request form giving such information as required by the board of pharmacy;

(2) Submit the completed form in person or by mail;

(3) Receive the information in person at the board of pharmacy office during normal business hours and show proof of identity with a current government issued form of identification that contains a picture such as a current state issued identification card, a current state issued driver's license, or a valid passport; and

(4) The person may be required to pay the cost of printing the document as determined by the board of pharmacy's current per page rate.

(C) Pursuant to section 4729.80 of the Revised Code, the board shall provide the following information to a designated representative of a peer review committee relating to a prescriber who is subject to the committee's evaluation, supervision, or discipline:

(1) A summary of the prescriber's prescribing record, if such a record is created by the board;

(2) Information from the database, in a format determined by the board, relating to a current or previous patient of the prescriber who is subject to the committee's evaluation, supervision, or discipline.

(D) An employee of the state board of pharmacy who has been appointed to an overdose fatality review committee or suicide fatality review committee may provide a drug database report to a person described in division (A)(5), (A)(6), or (A)(17) of section 4729.80 of the Revised Code.

(1) The employee may only provide the information for the purposes of the committee's review in accordance with Chapter 307. of the Revised Code.

(2) The employee shall verify that the person receiving the report has signed a written agreement specifying how the information is to be used and disseminated according to the laws of this state.

Last updated August 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4729.84, 4729.26, 3719.28
Amplifies: 4729.75, 4729.84, 4729.83, 4729.82, 4729.81, 4729.80, 4729.79, 4729.78, 4729.77, 4729.76
Five Year Review Date: 8/1/2030
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2006, 3/15/2019

Rule 4729:8-4-02 | Extension to the information storage requirements and the provision of database statistics.

• Effective: March 15, 2019
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) A government entity or a law enforcement agency pursuant to section 4729.82 of the Revised Code may request that specific information in the database related to an open investigation be retained beyond the five-year information retention requirement. The government entity or law enforcement agency must submit a written request on a form giving such information as required by the board of pharmacy.

(B) The board of pharmacy may provide or present database statistics and law enforcement outcomes based on request information pursuant to section 4729.80 of the Revised Code. The information shall not identify a person and will be provided as determined by the board of pharmacy in summary, statistical, or aggregate form.

Last updated May 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4729.84, 4729.26, 3719.28
Amplifies: 4729.75, 4729.84, 4729.83, 4729.82, 4729.81, 4729.80, 4729.79, 4729.78, 4729.77, 4729.76
Five Year Review Date: 4/1/2030
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2006

Rule 4729:8-4-03 | Access to opioid treatment program data provided by the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services.

• Effective: August 1, 2025
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Pursuant to section 4729.80 of the Revised Code, the following persons shall be permitted to access opioid treatment program data provided by the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services in accordance with section 4729.772 of the Revised Code:

(1) Prescriber and prescriber delegates as authorized under section 4729.80 of the Revised Code;

(2) Pharmacist and pharmacist delegates as authorized under section 4729.80 of the Revised Code;

(3) The director of health as authorized under section 4729.80 of the Revised Code;

(4) An individual listed in paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this rule who is from or participating with another state's prescription monitoring program; and

(5) A coroner, deputy coroner, or coroner's delegate as authorized under section 4729.80 of the Revised Code.

(B) Nothing in this rule shall be construed to limit the state board of pharmacy's access and use of data collected by the drug database to carry out its responsibilities in accordance with section 4729.81 of the Revised Code.

Last updated August 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4729.80, 4729.84
Amplifies: 4729.80
Five Year Review Date: 8/1/2030
Prior Effective Dates: 2/14/2022

Rule 4729:8-4-04 | Access to overdose data provided by the Ohio department of health.

• Effective: July 25, 2024
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Pursuant to section 4729.80 of the Revised Code, the following persons shall be permitted to access drug overdose data provided by the Ohio department of health in accordance with section 4729.772 of the Revised Code:

(1) Prescriber and prescriber delegates as authorized under section 4729.80 of the Revised Code;

(2) Pharmacist and pharmacist delegates as authorized under section 4729.80 of the Revised Code;

(3) The director of health as authorized under section 4729.80 of the Revised Code;

(4) An individual listed in paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this rule who is from or participating with another state's prescription monitoring program; and

(5) A coroner, deputy coroner, or coroner's delegate as authorized under section 4729.80 of the Revised Code.

(B) Nothing in this rule shall be construed to limit the state board of pharmacy's access and use of data collected by the drug database to carry out its responsibilities in accordance with section 4729.81 of the Revised Code.

Last updated July 25, 2024 at 8:26 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 4729.84
Amplifies: 4729.772, 4729.80
Five Year Review Date: 7/25/2029