Conn. Agencies Regs. § 21a-408-51 - Dispensary reporting into the prescription monitoring program

(a) At least once per day a dispensary shall transmit electronically to the Drug Control Division the information set forth in the most recent edition of the Standard for Prescription Monitoring Programs established by the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy, a copy of which may be purchased from the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy on their Internet web site: www.asapnet.org.

(b) A dispensary shall transmit at least once per day to the department, in a format approved by the department, the fields listed in this subsection, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Drug Enforcement Administration Pharmacy number, which shall be populated by a number provided by the department;

(2) Birth date;

(3) Sex code;

(4) Date order filled, which shall be the date marijuana is dispensed;

(5) Order number, which shall be the serial number assigned to each marijuana product dispensed to a patient;

(6) New-refill code;

(7) Quantity;

(8) Days supply;

(9) National Drug Code number, which shall be provided by the department;

(10) Drug Enforcement Administration Prescriber identification number;

(11) Date order written, which shall be the date the written certification was issued;

(12) Number of refills authorized;

(13) Order origin code, which shall be provided by the department;

(14) Patient last name;

(15) Patient first name;

(16) Patient street address;

(17) State;

(18) Payment code for either cash or third-party provider; and

(19) Drug name, which shall be the brand name of the marijuana product.

(c) A dispensary shall transmit the information required pursuant to this section in such a manner as to insure the confidentiality of the information in compliance with all federal and Connecticut state statutes and regulations, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191.

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Conn. Agencies Regs. § 21a-408-51

Effective September 6, 2013; amended 8/28/2018