Sec.21a-254-4. Reporting

(a) A pharmacy that maintains prescription information electronically, and that dispenses a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance to a person who is not an inpatient of a hospital, correctional institution or nursing facility, shall transmit electronically to the Drug Control Division of the department the information set forth in the most recent edition of the Electronic Reporting Standard for Prescription Monitoring Programs established by the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy. A pharmacy shall transmit to the department the fields listed in said reporting standard, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Drug Enforcement Administration Pharmacy number;

(2) Birth date;

(3) Sex code;

(4) Date prescription filled;

(5) Prescription number;

(6) New-refill code;

(7) Quantity;

(8) Days supply;

(9) National Drug Code number;

(10) Drug Enforcement Administration Prescriber identification number;

(11) Date prescription written;

(12) Number of refills authorized;

(13) Prescription origin code;

(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.

(b) A copy of the Electronic Reporting Standard for Prescription Monitoring Programs may be obtained from the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy, 492 Norristown Road, Suite 160, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422. Telephone: [phone]. Website: www.asapnet.org.

(c) A pharmacy that maintains prescription information electronically shall transmit the required information by means of one of the following methods:

(1) Electronic data transmission through a computer modem that can transmit information at a rate of 2400 baud or more;

(2) Computer disc; or

(3) Magnetic tape of the kind that is used to transmit information between computerized systems.

(d) A pharmacy that does not maintain prescription information electronically, and that dispenses a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance to a person who is not an inpatient of a hospital, correctional institution or nursing facility, shall transmit to the Drug Control Division of the department the information set forth in subsection (a) of this section on a paper form provided by the department.

(e)

(1) A pharmacy shall transmit to the department the information required pursuant to this section not later than:

(A) The 20^th day of the month for all prescriptions dispensed on and between the 1^st and the 15^th days of the month; and

(B) The 5^th day of the following month for all prescriptions dispensed on and between the 16^th day and the last day of the month.

(2) If the reporting date falls on weekend or a holiday, a pharmacy shall transmit the required information by the next state of Connecticut workday.

(f) A pharmacy 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 state statutes and regulations, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

(Adopted effective August 1, 2007)