Section 12-23-18-8 - "Dispense"; provision of information to division; annual report(a) As used in this section, "dispense" means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user.(b) Subject to the federal patient confidentiality requirements under 42 CFR Part 2, when an opioid treatment program dispenses a controlled substance designated by the Indiana board of pharmacy under IC 35-48-2-5 through IC 35-48-2-10, the opioid treatment program shall provide the following information upon request from the division: (1) The medications dispensed by the program.(2) The medication delivery process, which includes whether the medication was in liquid, film, or another form.(3) The number of doses dispensed of each medication.(4) The dosage quantities for each medication.(5) The number of patients receiving take home medications.(6) The number of days of supply dispensed.(7) Patient demographic information for each medication, including gender, age, and time in treatment.(8) The dispenser's United States Drug Enforcement Agency registration number.(9) The average number of patients served by: (A) the opioid treatment program annually; and(B) each employed or contracted prescriber of the opioid treatment program.(10) The annual ratio of employed or contracted prescribers to patients served at each opioid treatment program.(11) The number of patients and the average length of treatment for each medication dispensed by the opioid treatment program.(12) The number of patients completing an opiate treatment program treatment service having transitioned to opioid abstinence, including the use of long acting, nonaddictive medication for relapse prevention.(13) The number of patients demonstrating improvement in functioning, as defined by the division, while in treatment at an opiate treatment program.(14) An annual submission of each opiate treatment program's policy concerning: (A) the use of INSPECT (as defined in IC 25-26-24-7);(B) the protocol for addressing patients who are found, using INSPECT data, to have prescriptions for a controlled substance, including benzodiazepines or other opiate medications; and(C) the protocol for addressing patients who have illicit urine drug screens indicating the use of a controlled substance, including benzodiazepines or other opiates, whether prescribed or not.(15) The number of patients denied access to services due to inability to pay, including the demographic information of the patient concerning race.(16) The number of patients who are receiving behavioral health services in addition to medication.(17) The average mileage a patient is traveling to receive treatment.(18) The patient relapse rate or the average time an individual is receiving treatment from the opioid treatment program.(19) The number of admissions and discharges of patients at the opioid treatment program.(20) The number of pregnant women being treated.(21) Whether an individual is employed at the time of admission and whether the patient obtains employment during treatment.(22) The number of patients who are eligible for the Medicaid program.(23) A description of programs offered by the opioid treatment program.(24) A description of any community outreach or education to the public offered by the opioid treatment program.(25) The number of patients who have eliminated the use of an illegal substance after the first year of treatment at the opioid treatment program.(c) An opioid treatment program shall provide the information required under this section to the division in a manner prescribed by the division.(d) The division shall annually report the information collected under this section to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 not later than October 1.Amended by P.L. 51-2019,SEC. 2, eff. 4/18/2019.Amended by P.L. 165-2017,SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by P.L. 8-2016, SEC. 6, eff. 7/1/2016.Added by P.L. 131-2014, SEC. 5, eff. 7/1/2014.