Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 68 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
Article 21 - PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM
Section 68-21-1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 68-21-1

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024

As used in this article of the board's regulations, each of the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:

(a) "Authentication" means the provision of information, an electronic device, or a certificate by the board or its designee to a requester that allows the requester to electronically access prescription monitoring information. The authentication may include the provision of a user name, a password, or an electronic identification device or certificate.

(b) "DEA" means the drug enforcement administration of the United States department of justice.

(c) "Dispenser identification number" means the DEA number. If a DEA number is not issued to the dispenser, the dispenser identification number means the NPI number or the Kansas license number.

(d) "Drug enforcement administration number" means a unique registration number issued to a practitioner authorized by the DEA to prescribe controlled substances.

(e) "National provider identifier" and "NPI" mean a unique 10-digit number issued by the national provider identifier registry and used to identify each practitioner whose services are authorized by medicaid or medicare.

(f) "Patient identification number" means that patient's unexpired temporary or permanent driver's license number, state-issued identification card number, or pharmacy system-generated identification number. If the patient does not have one of those numbers, the dispenser shall use the patient's first, middle, and last initials, followed by the patient's eight-digit birth date. The patient identification number shall not include a social security number.

(g) "Report" means a compilation of data concerning a dispenser, patient, drug of concern, or scheduled substance as defined in K.S.A. 65-1682, and amendments thereto.

(h) "Valid photographic identification" means any of the following:

(1) An unexpired driver's license, state identification card, or instruction permit;

(2) an unexpired official passport issued by any nation;

(3) a United States military identification card; or

(4) an unexpired identification card issued by a United States Indian tribe.

(i) "Zero report" means an electronic data submission reflecting no dispensing activity for a given period.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Kansas may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.