Privacy Protections and Law Enforcement Use of Prescription Drug Monitoring Databases

Anne Boustead

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Abstract: Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are databases designed to help healthcare professionals identify problematic drug-seeking behavior from patients. PDMPs can also be used by police officers to obtain evidence, raising concerns about exposure of sensitive health information. In this paper, I describe the approaches that states have taken to regulate law enforcement access to PDMPs, and present evidence that some but not all protection mechanisms are associated with fewer law enforcement requests for PDMP information. This research provides novel and important information about law enforcement behavior in response to privacy protections.

Date: 2019-04-12
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