District of Columbia
For District of Columbia, mandate status is mandatory; drug schedules covered is opioids, benzodiazepines; check timing is when prescribing beyond a short acute course (e.g., >7 days), and at intervals (about every 90 days) for chronic therapy; recheck interval days is 90, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- jurisdiction
- District of Columbia verified
- mandate status
- mandatory
- drug schedules covered
- opioids, benzodiazepines
- check timing
- when prescribing beyond a short acute course (e.g., >7 days), and at intervals (about every 90 days) for chronic therapy verified
- recheck interval days
- 90 verified
What the source says
District of Columbia: Check when prescribing opioids/benzodiazepines beyond a short acute course (e.g., >7 days), and at intervals (about every 90 days) for chronic therapy.
— pharmacyfreak.com, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- pharmacyfreak.comhttps://pharmacyfreak.com/pdmp-prescription-drug-monitoring-program-you-are-legally-required-to-check-the-database-but-when-the-state-by-state-rules-you-must-know/