Crime Analysis

PDMP TTAC hosted and facilitated the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) 2024 National Meeting took place on August 13-15, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Themed “PDMPs: Collaborating to Address the Prescription Drug Crisis,” the meeting was a resounding success. The conference offered valuable insights and fostered collaboration among the attendees, which included experts, policymakers, and stakeholders and with representation from 30 of the 54 PDMPs. The sessions included:

eHealth Exchange Integration

IJIS received a subaward from IIR on September 1, 2023, to support three independent efforts related to RxCheck. The efforts include support to and maintenance of the RxCheck Hub, support to the tribal integration project, and support to eHealth Exchange Integration.

The PDMP TTAC team has developed working relationships with many key federal partners representing public health and public safety communities and regularly collaborates with numerous national organizations. During this reporting period, the PDMP TTAC staff supported the following national and federal partners:

An in-person meeting of TTA providers has not yet been scheduled; however, the PDMP TTAC staff will participate when the meeting is held.

During the reporting period, the PDMP TTAC team participated in weekly conference calls with BJA leaders to discuss current PDMP projects and activities. In addition, the TTAC team participated in two quarterly COSSUP Collaborative calls with BJA and other TTA providers.

During this rating period, PDMP TTAC attended two events and actively participated in group discussion sessions.

• IJIS Institute Justice and Public Safety AI Summit – Reston, VA September 4-5, 2024.
• The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) Annual Meeting – Washington, DC December 4-5, 2024.

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.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 provided assistance to the Northern Mariana Islands PDMP explaining the appropriate method to report their instances of providing training on system use and Guam PDMP explaining the budget GAM process. PDMP TTAC staff members is working with the Cheyenne/Arapaho BJA Category 1 grantee on their grant budget and facilitated communication with their BJA budget section.