PMIX Governance

Learn more about the bodies that govern PMIX, including the Executive Committee and various subcommittees. You can also access the PMIX bylaws and details on how to change the PMIX architecture.

The Executive Committee is comprised of two elected representatives and an alternate from each of four regions. The Committee is the decision making body for the PMIX Standards Organization whose responsibilities include PMIX Architecture’s standards, guidelines and policies.

Executive Committee Chair

Chad Garner
chad.garner@pharmacy.ohio.gov
(614) 466-4143
Fax: (614) 644-8556
Agency: State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy
Address: 77 S High Street, 17th Floor, Columbus, OH 42315-6126

Executive Committee Vice-Chair

Chelsea Townsend
townseca@dhec.sc.gov
(803) 896-0689
Fax: (803) 896-0686
Agency: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Address: 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Executive Committee Secretary

Ashley Carter
pmp@dhp.virginia.gov
(804) 367-4514
Agency: Virginia Department of Health Professions
Address: 9960 Maryland Dr, Ste 300, Richmond, VA 23233

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

The Executive Committee meets on the fourth Thursday of most months at 2PM Eastern. To join the meeting, use this link.

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The Operations Subcommittee examines the business issues impacting the exchange of information between Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and its stakeholders. The committee review and recommends policies, procedures, guidelines and standards to address business issues. The Operations Subcommittee is comprised of PDMP representatives, state and federal organization representatives, vendor representatives and other stakeholders.

Operations Subcommittee Chair

Jacob Cooper
Jacob.cooper@bamboohealth.com
(502) 509-6017
VP of State Account Management, Bamboo Health
Address: 9901 Linn Stations Rd #500, Louisville, KY 40223

The Operations Subcommittee meets on the 3^rd Thursday of the month at 2PM Eastern. Please contact Jacob Cooper for more information.

The Technical Architecture Subcommittee is responsible for the development and maintenance of the technical aspects of the PMIX Architecture as well as technical behaviors, policies and standards. The Technical Architecture Subcommittee is comprised of PDMP representatives, state and federal organization representatives, vendor representatives and other stakeholders.

Technical Architecture Subcommittee Chair

Jean Hall
jean.hall@logicoy.com
(859) 229-8749
Agency: Program Director, PDMP Solutions, Logicoy
Address: 201 N Brand Blvd Ste 200, Glendale, CA 91203

The Technical Architecture Subcommittee meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 3PM Eastern. Click here to join the meeting.

The Standards Compliance Subcommittee conducts reviews and makes recommendations on compliance to the PMIX standards as well as waivers and plans of action for organizations seeking to certify compliance.

Standards Compliance Subcommittee Chair

Maia Gottlieb
maia.gottlieb@crisphealth.org
(877) 952-7477
Agency: Behavioral Health Lead, CRISP Health
Address: 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 800, Columbia, MD 21044

The Standards Compliance Subcommittee only meets when required. If you are interested in attending the next meeting, please contact Maia.

Education Subcommittee Chair

If you are interested in attending the next Education Subcommittee meeting, please contact Chelsea.

Process To Change The PMIX Architecture

Changes to the PMIX National Architecture may be proposed to the Executive Committee by any PDMP Representative, Advisory member, Subcommittee, or interested person. All proposed changes to the PMIX National Architecture shall undergo the following process prior to being implemented:

The Executive Committee shall review the proposal, and, if the proposal is determined to be reasonable, the Executive Committee shall assign it to a Subcommittee for consideration for a specified amount of time.
The Subcommittee, to which the proposal was assigned, shall review and amend the proposal, in consultation with other Subcommittees, if appropriate, and vote to either recommend or not recommend the proposal to the Executive Committee for further consideration within the amount of time specified by the Executive Committee.
If the Subcommittee votes to recommend the proposal for further consideration by the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee shall review the proposal, including any amendments made by the Subcommittee. The Executive Committee shall vote to post the proposal for comments or deny the proposal within two calendar months.
If the Executive Committee votes to post the proposal for comments, the Executive Committee shall, to the best of its ability, post the proposal in a manner viewable by PDMP Organizations for a period of time between 15 and 30 days and provide written notice to interested parties, including all PDMP Organizations. In the notice, the Executive Committee shall include the following information: Description of the Change; Reason(s) for the change; Instructions on how PDMP Organizations may review and comment on the proposal (The Executive Committee may request PDMP Organizations that disagree with the proposal to describe in writing their reasons); Anticipated Date of Implementation of the Proposal if approved by the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee shall provide written responses to all comments in a reasonable amount of time and in a manner viewable by all PDMP Organizations.
Following responding to all comments, the Executive Committee shall vote to take one of the following actions with the proposal: Approve the proposal; Amend and approve the proposal; Deny the proposal
If the Executive Committee approves the proposal, the proposal shall be implemented on the anticipated implementation date or thereafter.
If the Executive Committee denies the proposal, the proposal may be returned to the Sub-committee for reconsideration.

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