Subsection (c) of Section 24A of Chapter 94C shall hereby be amended by inserting the following paragraph after the first paragraph of this subsection:

For the purposes of monitoring the prescribing, ordering, and dispensing of all schedule II to V, inclusive, controlled substances and additional drugs, as authorized by subsection (a), the department shall promulgate regulations requiring that each opioid treatment program, as certified by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration pursuant to 42 CFR Part 8, that delivers a schedule II to V, inclusive, controlled substance or a substance classified as an additional drug by the department to the ultimate user shall submit to the department, by electronic means, information regarding each prescription or medical order dispensed for a drug included under subsection (a); and (2) a requirement that each pharmacy collects and reports, for each prescription or medical order dispensed for a drug under subsection (a), a customer identification number and other information associated with the customer identification number, as specified by the department. Each opioid treatment program shall submit the information in accordance with transmission methods and frequency requirements promulgated by the department; provided, however, that the information shall be submitted at least once every 24 hours. The department may issue a waiver to an opioid treatment program that is unable to submit prescription information by electronic means. The waiver shall permit the pharmacy to submit prescription information by other means promulgated by the department; provided, however, that all information required in this section is submitted in this alternative format.