I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4292 
To direct the Attorney General to establish uniform standards for the ex-
change of controlled substance and prescription information for the pur-
pose of preventing diversion, fraud, and abuse of controlled substances 
and other prescription drugs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2012 
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. AUSTRIA) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to establish uniform stand-
ards for the exchange of controlled substance and pre-
scription information for the purpose of preventing diver-
sion, fraud, and abuse of controlled substances and other 
prescription drugs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interstate Drug Moni-
toring Efficiency and Data Sharing Act of 2012’’ or the 
‘‘ID MEDS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
establish national interoperability standards to facilitate 
the exchange of prescription information across State lines 
by States receiving grant funds under— 
(1) the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Moni-
toring Program established under the Departments 
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public 
Law 107–77; 115 Stat. 748); and 
(2) the Controlled Substance Monitoring Pro-
gram established under section 399O of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–3). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, shall ensure that the national interoperability stand-
ards established under subsection (a)— 
(1) implement open standards that are freely 
available, without cost and without restriction, in 
order to promote broad implementation; 
(2) provide for the use of exchange inter-
mediaries, or hubs, as necessary to facilitate inter-
state interoperability by accommodating State-to- 
hub and direct State-to-State communication; 
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(3) support transmissions that are fully secured 
as required, using industry standard methods of 
encryption, to ensure that Protected Health Infor-
mation and Personally Identifiable Information 
(PHI and PII) are not compromised at any point 
during such transmission; and 
(4) employ access control methodologies to 
share protected information solely in accordance 
with State laws and regulations. 
SEC. 3. STATE RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) HAROLD ROGERS PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONI-
TORING PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Attorney General establishes 
national interoperability standards under section 
2(a), a recipient of a grant under the Harold Rogers 
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program established 
under the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–77; 115 Stat. 
748) shall ensure that the databases of the State 
comply with such national interoperability standards. 
(2) USE OF ENHANCEMENT GRANT FUNDS.—A 
recipient of an enhancement grant under the Harold 
Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program es-
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