Kan. Admin. Regs. § 68-21-6 - Reciprocal agreements with other states or government entities to share information

(a) Reciprocal agreements with one or more of the following entities within the United States may be entered into by the board to share program data if the entity's prescription monitoring program is compatible with the program:

(1) A state, commonwealth, district, or territory;

(2) a military or veteran health system;

(3) an Indian health system or service; or

(4) a city, county, municipality, or township.

(b) In determining the compatibility of the entity's prescription monitoring program, the following may be considered by the board:

(1) The safeguards for privacy of patient records and the entity's success in protecting patient privacy;

(2) the persons authorized by the entity to view the data collected by the program;

(3) the schedules of controlled substances monitored by the entity;

(4) the data required by the entity to be submitted on each prescription; and

(5) the costs and benefits to the board of mutually sharing data with the entity.

(c) Any reciprocal agreement may be reviewed annually by the board to determine its continued compatibility with the program.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 68-21-6

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-1692; implementing K.S.A. 65-1685; effective Oct. 15, 2010; amended by Kansas Register Volume 38, No. 46; effective 11/29/2019.