18VAC76-20-40. Standards for the manner and format of reports and a schedule for reporting.

A. Data shall be transmitted to the department or its agent on a semi-monthly basis within seven days of dispensing as provided in the Telecommunication Format for Controlled Substances (, May 1995,) Electronic Reporting Standard for Prescription Monitoring Programs, Version 4.1 (November 2009) of the American Society of Automation in Pharmacy (ASAP), which are hereby incorporated by reference into this chapter.

B. Data shall be transmitted in a file layout provided by the department and shall be transmitted by a media acceptable to the vendor contracted by the director for the program. Such transmission shall begin on a date specified by the director, no less than 30 days from notification by the director to dispensers required to report.

C. Under extraordinary circumstances, an alternative means of reporting may be approved by the director.

D. Data not accepted by the vendor due to a substantial number of errors or omissions shall be corrected and resubmitted to the vendor within five business days of receiving notification that the submitted data had an unacceptable number of errors or problems.

E. Required data elements shall include those listed in subsection B of § 54.1-2521 of the Code of Virginia and the following:

1. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number of the dispenser;

2. The total number of refills ordered;

3. Whether the prescription is a new prescription or a refill; and

4. The date the prescription was written by the prescriber.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (18VAC76-20)

Telecommunication Format for Controlled Substances, May 1995, American Society for Automation in Pharmacy (ASAP).

Implementation Guide ASAP Standard (Electronic Reporting Standard) for Prescription Monitoring Programs, Version 4, Release 1, November 2009, American Society for Automation in Pharmacy, 492 Norristown Road, Suite 160, Blue Bell, PA 19422 (http://www.asapnet.org).