218A.245 Reciprocal agreements or contracts with other states, jurisdictions,
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counties, or political subdivisions or with an administering organization to
share prescription drug monitoring information.
(1)The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may enter into
reciprocal agreements or a contract, either directly with any other state or states of
the United States or any jurisdiction, county, or political subdivision thereof, or
with an organization administering the exchange of interstate data on behalf of the
prescription monitoring program of one
(1)or more states or jurisdictions, to share
prescription drug monitoring information if the other prescription drug monitoring
program or data exchange program is compatible with the program in Kentucky. If
the secretary elects to evaluate the prescription drug monitoring program of another
state, jurisdiction, or organization as authorized by this section, priority shall be
given to a state or jurisdiction that is contiguous with the borders of the
Commonwealth or an organization that offers connectivity with a contiguous state
or jurisdiction.
(2)In determining compatibility, the secretary shall consider:
(a)The essential purposes of the program and the success of the program in
fulfilling those purposes;
(b)The safeguards for privacy of patient records and its success in protecting
patient privacy;
(c)The persons authorized to view the data collected by the program;
(d)The schedules of controlled substances monitored;
(e)The data required to be submitted on each prescription or dispensing;
(f)Any implementation criteria deemed essential for a thorough comparison; and
(g)The costs and benefits to the Commonwealth in mutually sharing particular
information available in the Commonwealth's database with the program
under consideration.
(3)The secretary shall review any agreement on an annual basis to determine its
continued compatibility with the Kentucky prescription drug monitoring program.
(4)Any agreement between the cabinet and another state, jurisdiction, or organization
shall prohibit the sharing of information about a Kentucky resident, practitioner,
pharmacist, or other prescriber or dispenser for any purpose not otherwise
authorized by this section or KRS 218A.202.