Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7263 – Authorized uses and restrictions on prescription data – Article 3
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1. Authority of member state. Under the compact a member state:
A. Retains its authority and autonomy over its prescription monitoring program and prescription data in accordance with its laws, rules and policies; [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
B. May provide, restrict or deny prescription data to a requestor of another state in accordance with the member state’s laws, rules and policies; [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
C. May provide, restrict or deny prescription data received from another state to a requestor within that state; and [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
D. Has the authority to determine which requestors are authorized. [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7263
- Authentication: means the process of verifying the identity and credentials of a person before authorizing access to prescription data. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7262
- Authorized: means the granting of access privileges to prescription data. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7262
- commission: means the Interstate Prescription Monitoring Program Commission created pursuant to section 7266. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7262
- Member state: means any state that has adopted a prescription monitoring program and has enacted the enabling compact legislation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7262
- Prescription data: means data transmitted by a prescription monitoring program that contains patient, prescriber, dispenser and prescription drug information. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7262
- Prescription monitoring program: means a program that collects, manages, analyzes and provides prescription data under the auspices of a state. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7262
- Requestor: means a person authorized by a member state who has initiated a request for prescription data. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7262
- State: means any state, commonwealth, district or territory of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7262
2. Restrictions on prescription data. Prescription data obtained by a member state pursuant to this compact has the following restrictions.
A. It must be used solely for purposes of providing the prescription data to a requestor. [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
B. It may not be stored in the member state’s prescription monitoring program database, except for stored images, nor in any other database. [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
3. Limit on categories of requestors. A member state may limit the categories of requestors of another member state that will receive prescription data.
[PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
4. Requestor authentication. The commission shall promulgate rules establishing standards for requestor authentication.
A. Every member state shall authenticate requestors according to the rules established by the commission. [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
B. A member state may authorize its requestors to request prescription data from another member state only after such requestor has been authenticated. [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
C. A member state that becomes aware of a requestor who violated the laws or rules governing the appropriate use of prescription data shall notify the state that transmitted the prescription data. [PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 217, §1 (NEW).