KRS 218A.245: Reciprocal agreements or contracts with other states, jurisdictions,

counties, or political subdivisions or with an administering organization to

share prescription drug monitoring information.

(1) The secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services may enter into

reciprocal agreements or a contract, either directly with any federal agency of the

United States or its territories, any other state or states of the United States or any

jurisdiction, county, or political subdivision t hereof, or with an organization

administering the exchange of interstate data on behalf of the prescription

monitoring program of one (1) or more states or jurisdictions, to share prescription

drug monitoring information if the other prescription drug moni toring program or

data exchange program is compatible with the program in Kentucky. If the

secretary elects to evaluate the prescription drug monitoring program of another

state, jurisdiction, or organization as authorized by this section, priority shall b e

given to a state or jurisdiction that is contiguous with the borders of the

Commonwealth or an organization that offers connectivity with a contiguous state

or jurisdiction.

(2) In determining compatibility, the secretary shall consider:

(a) The essentia l purposes of the program and the success of the program in

fulfilling those purposes;

(b) The safeguards for privacy of patient records and its success in protecting

patient privacy;

(c) The persons authorized to view the data collected by the program;

(d) The schedules of controlled substances monitored;

(e) The data required to be submitted on each prescription or dispensing;

(f) Any implementation criteria deemed essential for a thorough comparison; and

(g) The costs and benefits to the Commonwealth in mutually sharing particular

information available in the Commonwealth's database with the program

under consideration.

(3) The secretary shall review any agreement on an annual basis to determine its

continued compatibility with the Kentucky prescription drug monitoring program.

(4) Any agreement between the cabinet and another state, jurisdiction, or organization

shall prohibit the sharing of information about a Kentucky resident, practitioner,

pharmacist, or other prescriber or dispenser for any purpose not otherwise

authorized by this section or KRS 218A.202.