Incarcerated Individuals

The COSSUP National Forum was held on August 29–31, 2023, and PDMP TTAC team members developed and facilitated a track for PDMP-related topics. Sessions included were:

• Leveraging Partnerships to Inform Prevention: Strategic Use of Overdose Fatality Review and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data
• Emerging Public Health and Safety Research on the Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
• Using Data to Mitigate Substance Use
• The Power of Rapid Response Teams in Combatting the Opioid Crisis

The PDMP TTAC team has been involved with BJA’s GrantStat Program in previous years and, utilizing the GrantStat measurements, identified PDMPs in need of specialized technical assistance. However, BJA did not request the PDMP TTAC team’s participation in the GrantStat Program during this reporting period. The PDMP TTAC team will fully participate in GrantStat upon request and will take whatever action is deemed appropriate by BJA to assist grantees in meeting performance and deliverable requirements.

BJA leadership did not request that PDMP TTAC staff members review progress reports during this reporting period, nor have the reports been made available for review. When the reports are provided, PDMP TTAC staff members will review them to identify common grantee needs and use the information gathered to develop a more effective TTA delivery strategy. In the meantime, the PDMP TTAC staff continually draws on its relationships and experiences with PDMPs to identify new technical assistance delivery strategies.

Part of the technical assistance that the PDMP TTAC team has provided to PDMPs over the years has been assistance with grantee data collection and reporting requirements for BJA performance measures. PDMP TTAC staff members did not receive any requests from PDMP grantees for assistance with performance measure reporting during this reporting period; however, PDMP TTAC staff members had conference calls with two BJA grant recipients: the
Northern Mariana Islands PDMP and the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe. Discussions included an explanation about the BJA performance measures.

The PDMP TTAC team regularly coordinates conference calls for PDMP administrators to connect and discuss issues such as system enhancements, technical assistance, and promising practices. PDMP TTAC staff members facilitated and participated on the following conference calls during this reporting period:

BJA leadership determined that there was no need to develop site-specific profiles for PDMP grant recipients. However, the PDMP TTAC team continues to update the Microsoft Power BI visualization for the PDMP TTAC website detailing the goals and objectives for the latest
Harold Rogers PDMP grantees.

During this reporting period, BJA leadership indicated that there was no pressing need to hold a PDMP grantee orientation webinar; however, PDMP TTAC team members will continue to offer their assistance in organizing the webinar when BJA leadership is ready to move forward with it.

During this reporting period, PDMP TTAC staff members drafted and submitted the following articles for publication in the Catching Up With COSSAP newsletter:

• “ASAM Recommends PDMPs Focus on Public Health”
• “Xylazine Alert”
• “Telehealth Prescribing: Why the DEA May Be Encouraged to Maintain Its Support”
• “How Information Blocking Affects State PDMP Programs”
• “Naloxone in Schools”
• “Studies Consider Efficacy of Psychedelic Therapy for Treatment of Mental Health Conditions and Addiction”

During this reporting period, the PDMP TTAC team facilitated the following webinars: “Lessons Learned From All Prescription Reporting” (July 2023) and “Information Blocking: A Threat to Patient Care and Data Sharing” (November 2023).

The PDMP TTAC team hosts and facilitates monthly conference calls with the RxCheck Governance Board; the PMIX Standards Organization; the PMIX Operations, Technical, and Standards Compliance Subcommittees; and ad hoc committees, as needed, to support the groups in accomplishing their goals. During this reporting period, the PDMP TTAC team hosted and facilitated 10 conference calls with the various PMIX groups. The team also hosted and facilitated 33 calls with the RxCheck Governance Board, work groups, and groups interested in connecting to the RxCheck Hub.