Kansas to Participate in NABP PMP InterConnect

June 16, 2011 11:27 am Topics: Prescription monitoring program

The Kansas prescription monitoring program (PMP) known as K-TRACS (Kansas Tracking and Reporting of Controlled Substances) has entered into an agreement with NABP to participate in the NABP PMP InterConnect^TM, currently under development. The NABP InterConnect will facilitate the secure transfer of PMP data across state lines and on a national scale, enhancing the ability of PMPs to fight prescription drug abuse. Kansas joins the Connecticut, Indiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia PMPs, which have already signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) as the first step in participating in the NABP InterConnect.

NABP will cover the NABP InterConnect annual participation fees for all participating states for at least five years, and it is the Association’s goal that states will never have to pay annual participation fees to participate. In addition, NABP will cover all costs associated with the development and ongoing operation of NABP Interconnect. Implementation of the NABP InterConnect is currently scheduled to occur by July 31, 2011. Additional details on the development of NABP InterConnect are available in an NABP press release. Those interested in obtaining more information should contact NABP Government Affairs staff at governmentaffairs@nabp.net.