Prescription Drug Monitoring Program IHS, VA, and Military Registration Instructions PDMP Registration Registration Exemptions: All actively licensed practitioners in Alaska with a valid DEA registration number from any state or practice location, and all actively licensed pharmacists who dispense federally scheduled II – IV controlled substances must be registered with the PDMP. Exemptions to registration requirements apply to: Practitioners and pharmacists employed by an Indian Health Service (IHS) organization: A list of Tribal Health Organizations in Alaska. An internal directive from your IHS organization may compel you to register with the PDMP. If you do register with the PDMP, you must register using the role "IHS Dispenser" if a pharmacist or "IHS Prescriber" if a prescribing practitioner. Your registering email should indicate affiliation with an IHS organization. Email a copy of your license from another jurisdiction to your licensing board. If your employment status changes such that you no longer work for an IHS organization, please contact your licensing board: License@Alaska.Gov. If you began employment as a pharmacist at an IHS facility after October 31, 2019 and are not licensed in Alaska, you are required to submit the IHS Pharmacist State Licensure Exemption form per 12 AAC 52.150. If you began employment as a physician or physician assistant at an IHS facility after August 24, 2016 and are not licensed in Alaska, you are required to submit the IHS Provider State Licensure Exemption form per 12 AAC 40.981. Practitioners and Pharmacists employed by the Veterans Administration (VA): An internal directive from the VA may compel you to register with the PDMP. If you do register with the PDMP, you must register using the role ‘VA Dispenser’ if a pharmacist or ‘VA Prescriber’ if a prescribing practitioner. Your registering email should indicate affiliation with the VA organization. Email a copy of your license from another state to your licensing board. Additional resource for VA employees: Indian Health Service and Military Medical Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Requirements VA Registration: Providers and Delegates If your employment status changes such that you no longer work for the VA, please contact your licensing board: License@Alaska.Gov. Other Federal Employees (including military): The PDMP has established a data sharing agreement with the Military Health System Prescription Monitoring Program “MHS PMP”. If you do register, choose the appropriate role category when registering for the PDMP in the AWARxE database. Email a copy of your license from another state to your licensing board. If your employment status changes such that you no longer work for the federal employer, please contact your licensing board: License@Alaska.Gov. Delegates: You must register using the role "Prescriber Delegate – Licensed" or "Pharmacist Delegate - Licensed". If you are a delegate for an IHS, Military, or VA prescriber or pharmacist, please select the appropriate user role, i.e. IHS Prescriber Delegate – Licensed, Military Pharmacist Delegate – Licensed, etc. You must be registered, certified, or licensed under AS 08. To be approved, your supervisor and the PDMP administrator must approve your account.