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Electronic Reporting Standard for Prescription Monitoring Programs

Version 4 Release 1
November 2009

This latest release of the ASAP standard for prescription monitoring programs is backward compatible with Version 4.0 that was released in 2007. Version 4.1, as with 4.0 can be used for real-time reporting as well as batch reporting. A number of refinements were made to improve the quality of the data reported to prescription monitoring programs. It also includes data elements that address electronic prescriptions transmitted to the pharmacy, once controlled substances can be electronically transmitted. This 46-page document includes sample transactions to aid software developers and is available on as a PDF.
Members $125
Non-Members $620 (includes individual, one-year ASAP membership)

Implementation Guide ASAP Standard for Medication Therapy Management Information Exchange

Version 1 Release 0
2009

This is a standard to facilitate information exchange between MTM companies such as Mirixa and Outcomes and the pharmacies in their networks via computer-to-computer notification of MTM opportunities. This can also support a bidirectional information exchange to allow pharmacies to populate the MTM's patient files with medications that were not submitted to the patient's insurance plan as well as OTCs that may be on file in the pharmacy (with the patient’s consent). This 21-page document includes sample transmissions for software developers and is available as a PDF.
Members $75
Non-Members $570 (includes individual, one-year ASAP membership)

Electronic Reporting Standard for Prescription Monitoring Programs

Version 4 Release 0
2007

The 8 core segments in the 2005 version were consolidated into 5 core segments in order to simplify implementation of the standard. It also includes improved instructions on the use of various data elements. Data elements are separated into two categories: Required or Situational. In the 2005 standard, the many data elements classified as “not used” for prescription monitoring programs were eliminated. The “not used” data elements were a holdover from the “base” ASAP standard, developed in 1999 for a variety electronic data interchange applications. The 2007 version is a 40-page document and includes sample transactions for software developers. It is available on CD or as a PDF.
Members $125
Non-Members $620 (includes individual, one-year ASAP membership)

Implementation Guide, ASAP Standard for Pseudoephedrine (PSE)-Tracking Programs

Version 1 Release 0
September 2007

This implementation guide is designed for reporting PSE product sales by pharmacies and general retail outlets. The standard can be used to report product sales in real time or as a batch file. In addition to reporting PSE product sales, it can be used to query a database prior to a sale. It can also handle hard-stop sales and hard-stop overrides. This 27-page document is available on CD or as a PDF.
Members $125
Non-Members $620 (includes individual, one-year ASAP membership)

Electronic Reporting Standard for Prescription Monitoring Programs

Version 3 Release 0
2005

This 49-page document includes a sample transaction for software developers and is available on CD or as a PDF.
Members $125
Non-Members $620 (includes individual, one-year ASAP membership)

X12 EDI Guidelines

These are Implementation Guidelines for ASC X12 004010 transactions to support pharmacy/wholesaler electronic data interchange. The following transactions are included:

• 850 Purchase Order
• 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement
• 997 Functional Acknowledgement
• 832 Sales/Price Catalog
• 810 Electronic Invoice
• 180 Return Notification and Authorization
• 820 Payment Order and Remittance Advice
• 846 Inventory Inquiry and Advice
• 864 Text Message

This document contains complete examples for each of the transaction sets.

Members $285

Non-Members $780 (includes individual, one-year ASAP membership)