The Texas Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is used to collect and monitor prescription data for all Schedule II, III, IV, and V Controlled Substances dispensed by a pharmacy in Texas or to a Texas resident from a pharmacy located in another state. The PMP also provides a database for monitoring patient prescription history for practitioners and the ordering of Schedule II Texas Official Prescription Forms. As of March 2020, prescribers have been required to check a patient’s PMP history before dispensing or prescribing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol. The reporting requirement applies to all Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances. Currently, prescribers are encouraged to check the PMP to help eliminate duplicate and overprescribing of controlled substances, as well as to obtain critical controlled substance history information.

In addition to the existing PMP functionality, NarxCare, an advanced analytics and patient support tool enhancement to the PMP, will aggregate and analyze prescription information from providers and pharmacies and present visual, interactive information, as well as advanced analytic insights, machine learning risk scores and more to help physicians, pharmacists and care teams to provide better patient safety and outcomes. NarxCare also provides tools and resources that support patients’ needs and connects them to treatment, when appropriate.

Bamboo Health’s PMP Gateway solution helps healthcare providers integrate the PMP data and NarxCare analysis into approved Electronic Health Records (EHRs). This integration eliminates the need for prescribers to navigate to the Texas PMP website, log in, and enter their patient’s information. This workflow helps save 4.2 minutes per patient encounter and supports providers in meeting mandatory use laws associated with the PMP. With this enhancement, healthcare providers will have access to all features and functions of NarxCare with a consistent look and feel for users who access the solution through the PMP web portal.

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy has announced statewide support to help healthcare providers by funding the licensing fees associated with the integration service for those providers that elect to connect their EHR to PMP Gateway effective September 1, 2023.

If your organization is interested in integrating your EHR with the state PMP, authorized decision makers should submit an integration request by creating an account on Bamboo Health’s Customer Connect Portal. Additional information about the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program Statewide Integration can be found on the Texas State Board of Pharmacy Texas Prescription Monitoring Program website.