Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS), January 2014-September 2022

Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS) is Michigan's prescription monitoring program used to track controlled substances and Schedule 2-5 drugs. Prescribers, dispensers, and practitioners use the tool to assess patient risk and analyze controlled substance use history. They obtain information on controlled substances and Schedule 2-5 drugs that have been dispensed. The portal is also used to prevent drug abuse and diversion at the prescriber, pharmacy, and patient levels. The MAPS portal is administered by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and maintained by Appriss Health. Gov. Rick Snyder formed the Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force in June 2015 and one of their key recommendations was to update and replace the former MAPS platform. The governor also established the Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Commission to continue the work initiated by the task force. In addition to the new system and the work of the commission, the Snyder Administration along with a group of bipartisan legislators focused on building on the state's aim to tackle the opioid crisis.