Maryland's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)

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On May 10, 2011, Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law Senate Bill 883, legislation to create a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) in Maryland. To support the design, implementation and evaluation of the PDMP, the legislation created the Advisory Board on Prescription Drug Monitoring.

Past Meetings:
October 17, 2011: Minutes
November 30, 2011

Meetings of the Advisory Board are open to the public. If you would like to attend a meeting, please notify Michael Baier, PDMP Coordinator, at 410-402-8643 or mbaier@dhmh.state.md.us.

Board Members

Chair
Laura Herrera, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Paul T. Elder, MD
Chair, Maryland Board of Physicians
Anesthesiologist, Anne Arundel Medical Center

Michael Souranis
President, Maryland Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist, Bayview Pharmacy

Nancy D. Adams, MBA, RN
President, Maryland Board of Nursing
Senior Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive, Western Maryland Health System

Sharon Krumm, PhD, RN
Maryland Health Care Commission
Director of Nursing/Clinical Administrator, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital

J. Ramsay Farah, MD, MPH
Regional Medical Director, Clinical Services, UnitedHealthcare
Medical Director, Phoenix of Health, LLC

Orlee Panitch, MD
Physician, Medical Emergency Professionals

Thelma B. Wright, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Vinu Ganti, MD
Primary Care Physician, Private Practice

Hoover Adger, Jr., MD, MPH, MBA
Director, Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Janet M. Beebe, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner, Bowie Internal Medicine Associates

Howard R. Schiff
Pharmacist
Executive Director, Maryland Pharmacists Association

Janet Getzey Hart
Pharmacist
Director, Government Affairs, Rite Aid

Faryal Qureshi, PharmD
Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Frederick Memorial Healthcare System

Captain Daniel D. Alioto
Commander, Vice Narcotics Division, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office

Gail Amalia B. Katz, MPH
Vice President, Cancer Resource Network, American Cancer Society, Retired

Howard Blumenfeld
Pharmacist, Omnicare HMIS Hunt Valley
COO, Central Industries, Inc