North Dakota and South Carolina Deploy NABP PMP InterConnect; Seven States Now Live

March 21, 2012 3:37 PM Topics: Controlled substances, Diversion, and Prescription monitoring program

Prescription monitoring programs (PMPs) in North Dakota and South Carolina have gone live with the NABP PMP InterConnect^SM, the system that facilitates the secure sharing of data between state PMPs, a key element for early detection, intervention, and prevention of substance abuse and diversion of controlled substances. The North Dakota Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and the South Carolina Reporting & Identification Prescription Tracking System, known as SCRIPTS, join PMPs in Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia, which have implemented use of the NABP InterConnect, giving authorized PMP users the ability to request and share program data across state lines. In the first 200 days since the launch, 158,562 requests have been processed through NABP InterConnect. Based on current implementation time frames, authorized users of PMPs in Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, and West Virginia will be able to access data across state lines in the second quarter of 2012. In addition, PMPs in Mississippi and Utah have executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NABP to participate in the NABP InterConnect and an additional seven states have MOUs under review.

The NABP InterConnect is a highly secure communications exchange platform. The NABP InterConnect rules engine allows each participating state autonomy to program and enforce their rules of access to data and all data is encrypted during the transfer process. The NABP InterConnect does not house any data. The NABP InterConnect Steering Committee is comprised exclusively of representatives of the PMPs that are participating in the system and serves as the governing and advisory body as it relates to the administration and function of the NABP InterConnect.

It is anticipated that more than 20 states will be sharing data using the NABP InterConnect in 2012. The most up-to-date information about state PMP participation is presented in the NABP PMP InterConnect map (PDF), available in the NABP PMP InterConnect section of the NABP Web site. Additional information about NABP InterConnect development, governance, security, and funding is also available in the NABP PMP InterConnect Fact Sheet (PDF).