HB 987 -- Prescription Monitoring Program

Sponsor:  Ward

Effective January 1, 2005, this bill establishes the Prescription
Monitoring Program in the Department of Health and Senior
Services.  In its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Requires the program to monitor the prescribing and
dispensing of all Schedule II through Schedule V controlled
substances by all licensed professionals who prescribe or
dispense these substances in Missouri;

(2)  Requires the dispenser to electronically submit to the
department information for each prescription and specifies the
frequency of the submissions;

(3)  Allows the department to issue a waiver to a dispenser who
is unable to submit the required information electronically.  If
a waiver is obtained, a dispenser can submit the required
information in paper format or by other approved means;

(4)  Requires all submitted prescription information to be
confidential.  Exceptions to this requirement include violations
of law or breach of professional standards which result in an
investigation and the submission or the release of prescription
information to authorized persons;

(5)  Authorizes the release of non-personal, general information
for statistical, educational, and research purposes;

(6)  Authorizes the department to contract with other state
agencies or private vendors to implement the bill;

(7)  Requires the department to develop rules to implement the
bill; and

(8)  Contains penalty provisions for dispensers and authorized
persons who violate provisions of the bill.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:14 am