Connecticut Transparency Law: Manufacturers Must Submit One Form at a Time Via Email

This reporting obligation is made more cumbersome due to the fact that reporting is due quarterly. 
Per the website:
Please submit the form below to the email address: [e-mail].  Email is the only acceptable method for submission of this form.
In each form, manufacturers must fill out:

Name of manufacturer
Recipient information: First and last name, medical license number, Connecticut controlled substance registration (if applicable)
Date the expenditure occurred
Value/amt of expenditure
Nature of expenditure:

cash/check/credit
educational
demo/evaluation unit;
other

Purpose of the Expenditure: 

conference sponsorship
faculty honoraria/speaker fee
faculty expense
scholarship/fellowship
educational expense
medical device - loans, demos
medical device training- compensation
medical device training - other expenses
bona fide clinical trial - gross compensation
bona fide clinical trial - salary support
bona fide clinical trial - expenses
research project - gross compensation
research project - salary support
research project - expenses
consulting
gift to institution/organization
other FMV payment
other (there is no character limit in the "other" text box.)

Product type and Product name (up to five)
Name and email address of the person who completes the form

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Source: Policy and Medicine - January 12, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs