NCJ Number
253003
Date Published
January 2019
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Information and data are presented for Kentucky's prescription drug monitoring program named the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER), which is administered by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Abstract
The KASPER email address is provided, along with website addresses for general information, enrollment, requests for data, and statistics. Contact information is provided for the KASPER Project Manager and the Director. Data for 2017 cover the state population (4,472,265), DEA registered prescribers (19,929), and DEA registered dispensers (1,198). KASPER available reports are listed. The only funding source reported for 2018 was the state general fund. For 2018, KASPER personnel numbers are reported for the following job categories: operational (4), technical (14), analytical (1), and "other" (0). Significant KASPER dates are reported for enabling legislation (July 1998), becoming operational (January 1999), initial user access (July 1999), on-line access (March 2005), and electronic reporting (January 1999). Access information is provided for statutes and rules relevant to KASPER's functions. Monitored data must be reported by the next business day. Drugs monitored are controlled substances in schedules II, III, IV, and V, and KASPER has the authority to monitor other substances. Opioid-related drug overdoses or deaths must be reported to KASPER, along with drug-related arrests and convictions. Miscellaneous capabilities and policies are also reported. Prescribers and dispensers of the monitored drugs are required to enroll with and use KASPER. Law enforcement agencies are required to have an active drug-related investigation before accessing data on a patient's use of a monitored drug. KASPER does not permanently purge any prescription history data. Such data are moved to off-line storage after 3 years, and are maintained indefinitely. Report images are purged after 2 years. Information is provided on technological capabilities and reports authorized for requestors to produce.