Prescribers and Pharmacists can register by accessing the CURES User Registration. Prescriber and Pharmacist registration to access CURES is simple and fully automated. California licensed pharmacists must register for access to CURES upon issuance of a Board of Pharmacy Pharmacist License. CURES Registration RequirementsĬalifornia law (Health and Safety Code Section 11165.1) requires all California licensed health care practitioners authorized to prescribe Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV and Schedule V controlled substances to register for access to CURES upon issuance of a Drug Enforcement Administration Controlled Substance Registration Certificate. Regulatory agency officials and law enforcement officials may access information in CURES only to assist the efforts of their agencies to control the diversion and resultant abuse of controlled substances. Licensed health care practitioners and licensed pharmacists may access information in CURES only for patients under their care. The controlled substances dispensation history of an individual that is received by a practitioner or pharmacist from CURES is subject to the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), including the HIPAA regulations in 45 Code of Federal Regulations parts 160 and 164.Īccess to CURES is strictly limited. The operation of CURES complies with all applicable federal and state privacy and security laws and regulations. CURES is committed to the reduction of prescription drug abuse and diversion without affecting legitimate medical practice or patient care.

Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System California’s Prescription Drug Monitoring ProgramĬURES (Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System) is a database of Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV and Schedule V controlled substance prescriptions dispensed in California serving the public health, regulatory oversight agencies, and law enforcement. If changed, the CURES data submitters will be provided advance notice. Please note, the August 1 date is subject to change. A list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is also available here: ASAP 4.2B FAQs. Starting August 1, 2024, dispensation data submissions that do not conform to the requirements of the ASAP version 4.2B format will be rejected by Bamboo Health, the data collection vendor for CURES.ĭetailed information about the reporting changes required by California in the ASAP version 4.2B format is available here: Description of ASAP 4.2B Changes. This format change will improve data quality by offering more data fields and clarifying certain other data fields. Presently, California dispensation data is reported using the ASAP version 4.1 format. New Data Submission Format on August 1, 2024īeginning August 1, 2024, dispensers will be required to report dispensations to the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) using version 4.2B of the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy (ASAP) format.

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