§329-102 Central repository. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the transmittal of information under this section shall be made: through an electronic transmitting device that is compatible with the receiving device of the central repository; or by computer diskette, magnetic tape, or other appropriate electronic means that meets the specifications provided by rules of the designated state agency.
(b) The administrator may exempt individual dispensing entities from the electronic information reporting requirements of subsection (a) if:
(c) The administrator, in consultation with the state pharmacist membership organizations and applicable licensure boards, shall develop policies that account for the transmission of data fields in section 329-101 that include unintentional data errors. Data errors collected by the designated state agency shall be presumed to be accidental in nature, unless a pattern of transmission errors occurs as determined by the agency.
(d) The system shall provide for the maintenance of information collected in a central repository that meets the following requirements:
(e) The administrator shall select the most overall cost-effective and efficient computerization system, and automatic data processing services and equipment, to ensure the successful implementation of the system. The administrator may enter into a contract with a vendor to implement the central repository. The repository may include an existing system, such as the State's medicaid management information system, or other existing computerization systems and automated data processing services available to the designated state agency.
(f) All prescriptions for controlled substances in schedules II through V and other substances of concern designated by the designated state agency that are processed by an out-of-state pharmacy shall conform to reporting and registration requirements adopted by the State, and to any additional rules the department adopts. [L 1996, c 268, pt of §2; am L 2008, c 186, §8; am L 2011, c 73, §5]