HB 347 Summary

• Establishes the "Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act" requiring the Department of Health and Senior Services to create and maintain a monitoring program for Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances prescribed and dispensed in Missouri.

• Requires all dispensers to electronically submit dispensation data to the department within seven days, including prescription details, patient identification, drug information, and quantity dispensed, with department reimbursement for transmission costs.

• Restricts access to dispensation information to authorized prescribers, dispensers, patients, licensing boards, law enforcement with subpoena/court order, and the Family Support Division, while protecting confidentiality and prohibiting public disclosure under the open records law.

• Establishes a two-year pilot project by January 1, 2015 allowing health care professionals to report fraudulent prescription attempts through a toll-free hotline, with reports forwarded to prosecutors and the Attorney General for investigation.

• Authorizes the department to promulgate rules for implementation and sets a sunset date of six years from the effective date unless reauthorized by the General Assembly; allows the department to fund operations exclusively through gifts, grants, and donations.