Prescription  Monitoring

Listing of State Prescription Monitoring Program Contacts -     Compiled by NASCSA [Click Here]   (Updated 7/14/10)
7/14/2010 The RFR for funding for NASPER has been posted. Application deadline is August 10, 2010         For more information [Click Here]
2/17/2010 NASCSA Announces Awards from First Prescription Monitoring Program Grant Solicitation        View list of Grant Recipients [Click here] 4/3/2010 NASCSA Announces Awards from Second Prescription Monitoring Program Grant Solicitation        View list of Grant Recipients [Click here]
2/17/2010 NASCSA Announces Second Solicitation for Grant Applications from State PDMP's         Submission Deadline: March 15, 2010 - 5pm P.S.T. To access the Grant Solicitation [Click Here]
2/2/10 Harold Rogers 2010 Prescription Drug Monitoring Competetive Grant Announcement                     [Click here]
In the NEWS
6/09 Virginia Health Professions to Notify Patients Directly re data Breach
5/09 Virginia Dept of Health Professions Q & A re Data Breach
3/09 NASPER Appropriation Bill Signed
2/09 The Arizona Republic: Arizona Tracking the use of Rx Drugs
1/09 American Medical Assn. recommendation concerning PMPs
1/09 American Bar Association recommendation concerning PMPs
9/08 Harold Rogers Prescription Monitoring Program 2008 Grant Recipients
7/08 Connecticut launches PMP newsletter
6/08 New Hampshire AG Pushes for Rx database
6/08 Alaska PMP legislation becomes law
6/08 California to launch CURES program online
2/08 American Society for Automation in Pharmacy has released a new version of its format for reporting pharmacy dispensing data to state prescription monitoring programs. ASAP 2007 will be available to all states with PMP programs or considering PMP programs at no charge, upon request. For more information, contact ASAP at www.asapnet.org or phone 610-825-7783; fax 610-825-7641

Introduction

Model Act

In October 2002 the National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities (NASCSA) and the Alliance of States with Prescription Monitoring Programs (Alliance) jointly adopted the Prescription Monitoring Program Model Act.  The Model Act provides a statutory framework for establishing and operating a prescription monitoring program.  Both organizations recommend that states use the Model Act to establish new and update existing monitoring programs.

The Model Act is a consensus document that reflects the best practices of states the currently run monitoring programs as well as the knowledge of many other states that have a longstanding interest in such programs.  The prescription monitoring states cover half the U.S. individual and practitioner populations and have over one-hundred years of combined experience in operating monitoring programs.

Below you will find hyperlinks to two documents, one the Model Act itself and the second a background statement that explains the rationale for the development of the Model Act.

Background Information on the Prescription Monitoring Program Model Act  [Click Here]

The Prescription  Monitoring Model Act          [Click Here]

Prescription Monitoring Standards

NASCSA adopts report & recommendations on prescription monitoring standards
On March 3, 2003 the NASCSA Executive Committee voted to adopt the "Report on Prescription Monitoring Standards" which was generated by a group, charged by the Organization to study this issue. The report recommends the data elements and the sources of such data that are recommended to be included in state controlled substance prescription monitoring programs.
For a copy of the report [Click Here]