SB 233 - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act

• Department of Health and Senior Services shall establish and maintain a program to monitor prescribing and dispensing of Schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances by licensed professionals in Missouri.

• Each dispenser must electronically submit detailed dispensation information within seven days, including pharmacy DEA number, patient identification, prescription details, drug code, quantity, and supply duration.

• Dispensation data is confidential and protected from public disclosure, with limited exceptions for authorized prescribers, law enforcement, licensing boards, Medicaid agencies, and judicial authorities under subpoena.

• Dispensers who knowingly fail to submit required information or submit incorrect information are subject to $1,000 administrative penalties per violation; unauthorized disclosure of dispensation data is a Class A misdemeanor.

• Program funding must come exclusively from gifts, grants, and donations; includes a two-year pilot project for reporting fraudulently obtained prescriptions with a toll-free reporting number, and automatically sunsets six years after enactment unless reauthorized by the legislature.