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Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: Connecticut State Profile

NCJ Number
252991
Date Published
January 2019
Length
5 pages
Annotation
Comprehensive data and information are provided for Connecticut's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), which is known by the acronym CPMRS.
Abstract
The administering agency for the CPMRS is the state's Consumer Protection Agency. The website and email addresses for CPMRS are provided. Contact information is provided for the Program Manager and Administrator. CPMRS 2016 data cover state population (3,576,452), DEA registered prescribers (23,113), and DEA registered dispensers (712). Technological capabilities are reported by ASAP versions accepted and data transmission methods allowed. Required data transmitters are listed as pharmacy, veterinarian, pharmacy out-state/mail order, pharmacy out-state other, Indian Health Service, and dispensing doctor. Those responsible for data collection, storage, generation, and access are noted. Information data sharing through the PMPI Hub and a list of states involved in data-sharing are provided. Data access is through the Health Information Exchange, the electronic health record, and the pharmacy dispensing system. Patient matching is through probabilistic/manual match. A section on policies and procedures indicates that the controlled substances monitored are listed in Schedules II, III, IV, and V. Pertinent dates for the CPMRS show when legislation was enacted (2006) and when it became operational (2008). Sources for relevant statutes and rules are listed. No information is provided on data retention and data retention time. The data fields available are payment method captured and ability to identify prescriber specialty. Miscellaneous capabilities and policies are the authority to release de-identified data, the authority to release for epidemiological or educational purpose, and mandated use of advisory group. PDMP required enrollment and patient query. Other information pertinent to the PDMP are requestor training, obtaining a PDMP account, PDMP available reports, and requestors and reports authorized to generate and those being generated.