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1 results foundAuthor: Blumenschein, Karen Title: Independent Evaluation of the Impact and Effectiveness of the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting Program (KASPER) Summary: The abuse and diversion of controlled prescription drugs is a significant and persistent problem in the United States. Current data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reveals that approximately 6.9 million individuals aged 12 or older are nonmedical users of controlled prescription drugs (opioid pain relievers, tranquilizers, sedatives, or stimulants). While the number of non-medical users has remained relatively stable over the past 5 years, the number of treatment admissions and deaths from overdose of controlled prescription drugs has increased significantly. To begin to address prescription drug abuse in the Commonwealth, on July 15, 1998 the Kentucky Legislature mandated the establishment of an electronic system for monitoring controlled substances (CS) through passage of Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 218A.202. The Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting Program (KASPER) was thus designed. The rules for reporting and access were defined in Kentucky Administrative Regulations (902 KAR 55:110) promulgated on December 16, 1998. Data collection from dispensers of CS was initiated on January 1, 1999. The original version of KASPER required dispensers of CS in Kentucky to report dispensing of Schedule II, III, IV and V CS every 16 days. Significant enhancement of KASPER occurred in 2004 with creation of eKASPER. As described in a comprehensive report on Kentucky’s prescription monitoring program prepared by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) in 2006, the vision for eKASPER was “to create a system to allow authorized users to request a report through the Internet 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and to receive the report in real time (within 15 minutes of request) while continuing to allow them to request reports through the mail or by fax.” The eKASPER system was launched on March 16, 2005 and has been recognized at the state and federal levels as a model program. Additionally, as a result of regulatory amendments to 902 KAR 55:110, dispensers of CS are now required to report dispensing records to KASPER every 7 days. Although satisfaction surveys of KASPER users, including pharmacists, prescribers and law enforcement officials, were conducted in 2004 and 2006, an independent evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of KASPER has not been conducted. This report presents such an evaluation. Details: Lexington, KY: Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, 2010. 81p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 23, 2011 at: http://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/24493B2E-B1A1-4399-89AD-1625953BAD43/0/KASPEREvaluationFinalReport10152010.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/24493B2E-B1A1-4399-89AD-1625953BAD43/0/KASPEREvaluationFinalReport10152010.pdf Shelf Number: 121785 Keywords: DrugsPrescription Drug Abuse (Kentucky)Prescription Fraud |