Kentucky State Profile

PMP Region: 
South
Name of Program: 
Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting
Agency Name: 
Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services
Agency Type: 
Other
If Other: 
Office of Inspector General (health agency that includes a law enforcement function)
State Information
State Population: 
4,269,245
Number of Pharmacies in State: 
1,146
Number of Practitioners/Prescribers: 
15,362
Prescription Records collected in 2008: 
10,273,400
Frequency of data collected: 
Weekly
Data collected from pharmacies?: 
yes
Data collected from dispensing practitioners?: 
yes
Patient History Reports in 2008: 
417,851
Drug Schedules Monitored
Schedule II: 
yes
Schedule III: 
yes
Schedule IV: 
yes
Schedule V: 
yes
If Other Drugs: 
Carisoprodol, Tramadol
Who May Request Patient Information?
Prescribers: 
yes
Pharmacists: 
yes
Pharmacies: 
no
Law Enforcement: 
yes
Licensing Boards: 
yes
Patients: 
no
If other requester (specify): 
Medicaid for review of a member or provider; a grand jury by subpoena; a judge or probation or parole officer administering a drug diversion or probation program.
De-identified data provided to researchers?: 
yes
Comments on de-identified data permissions: 
Must have contract (MOU) with Cabinet
Legislation
Year PMP Legislation Enacted: 
1998
Year PMP Became Operational: 
1999
Laws/statute Citation: 
Kentucky Revised Statute 218A(202, 240, 245)
Regulation/rule Citations: 
902 Kentucky Administrative Regulation 55:110
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