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FY18 Harold Rogers PDMP System Enhancements

Award Information

Award #
2018-PM-BX-0010
Funding Category
Competitive Discretionary
Location
Congressional District
Status
Open
Funding First Awarded
2018

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2018, $531,579)

The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Program is the first major federal substance use disorder treatment and recovery legislation in 40 years and the most comprehensive effort to address the opioid epidemic. CARA establishes a comprehensive, coordinated, and balanced strategy through enhanced grant programs that expand prevention and education efforts while also promoting treatment and recovery. The Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based program was developed as part of the CARA legislation signed into law on July 22, 2016.

The Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program aims to reduce opioid abuse and the number of overdose fatalities, as well as to mitigate the impacts on crime victims. The program also supports the implementation, enhancement, and proactive use of prescription drug monitoring programs to support clinical decision making and prevent the abuse and diversion of controlled substances.

The Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) is incorporated into the FY 2018 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program. The purpose of this program is to improve collaboration and strategic decision-making of regulatory and law enforcement agencies and public health officials to address prescription drug and opioid misuse, save lives, and reduce crime. This is made possible through the collection and analysis of controlled substance prescription data and other scheduled chemical products through a centralized database administered by an authorized state agency.

The New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety will develop clinical alerts and unsolicited reports to alert prescribers of potential doctor/pharmacy shoppers, excessive dosages and dangerous drug combinations, and establish a pharmacy inspection program to audit for PDMP compliance and prompt training and education upon identification of practice deficiencies.

CA/NCF

Date Created: September 25, 2018