What is KASPER?
KASPER, which stands for Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting, is Kentucky’s PMP solution for monitoring Schedule II-V controlled substances dispensed in Kentucky. KRS 218A.202 and 902 KAR 55:110 set forth the legal requirements for reporting Schedule II-V controlled substances dispensed in Kentucky for use in the KASPER system.

The KASPER system has two main elements:

Data Collection. Information about controlled substance dispensing activities is reported regularly to the state of Kentucky through their authorized data collection vendor. Pharmacies and other dispensers (clinics, etc.) that are licensed by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy are required by law to provide such reporting to the data collection vendor in approved formats and frequencies. In addition to in-state dispensers, the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy also licenses and collects data from mail order pharmacies that routinely mail orders into the state so their data is also available.

Web-based Reporting. KASPER is an online reporting application that allows authorized users to generate customized reports 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A report shows information for all the scheduled prescriptions a specified patient has had for a specified time period, as well as the associated prescriber and dispenser. An authorized user can be a prescriber for medical treatment of an existing or prospective patient, a pharmacist for pharmaceutical treatment, a law enforcement officer with an active investigation, a licensure board for a licensee, Medicaid for a Medicaid recipient, a grand jury by subpoena, or a judge, probation or parole officer administering a drug diversion or probation program.

The primary beneficiaries of KASPER are patients throughout Kentucky. Because of KASPER, healthcare providers can make better and more informed treatment decisions that allow them to provide the most appropriate medical care for their patients. However all Kentucky citizens ultimately benefit through improved medical care and reductions in the abuse and diversion of controlled substance prescription drugs.

Forms and Other Documents

eKASPER Summary
Information about the New KASPER Data Collection Process.

KASPER Data Submission Dispenser Guide
Procedures on how to submit controlled substance dispensing information to Kentucky (via RelayHealth).

Registration Form in Word
The registration form is used to provide necessary information to RelayHealth so you can begin submitting KASPER data to us.

Kentucky Announcement Letter
Informs pharmacist that RelayHealth was awarded an exclusive contract to enhance and begin managing data collection for the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER) system.

Kentucky Rollout Announcement
Informs pharmacist that October and November 2007 will be the production transition phase in which RelayHealth will work with CHFS and members of the Kentucky pharmacy community to set up all dispensers on RelayHealth’s KASPER data collection system.