Which system shares data across state lines?

• A. Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
• B. State Prescription Data Exchange
• C. Controlled Substances Information Network
• D. Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange (PMIX)

Answer: (D)

Sharing prescription history across state lines is possible through a system that connects multiple state programs to provide a patient’s complete controlled-substance prescription record, no matter where it was written. PMIX, the Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange, is that national framework. It links participating state Prescription Monitoring Programs to enable secure, real-time data sharing for authorized users, giving a fuller view of a patient’s prescriptions and helping to prevent doctor shopping and related harm. A single state’s PMP stores data for that state only, so it doesn’t automatically extend across borders. Other terms like a generic state data exchange or networks with different scopes don’t describe the established cross-state sharing mechanism. So PMIX is the system designed for sharing across state lines.