ALSTAR Participation Standards

Company Standards

Companies participating in the Accepted Labels State Tracking and Repository (ALSTAR) project at Purdue University agree to:

adhere to the technical standards as outlined in Preparing PDF Files for ALSTAR
adhere to state ALSTAR preferences identified in state profiles
submit labels through ALSTAR to all states participants

The primary contact for a company will submit a signed subscription form agreeing to the above Standards for ALSTAR Participation on behalf of their company ALSTAR participants.

Companies who cancel their ALSTAR subscription agree that all electronic labels will be removed from the ALSTAR database and any links will be removed from the NPIRS websites.

The Standards Committee reserves the right to remove any company not adhering to the ALSTAR company standards.

State Standards

States participating in the Accepted Labels State Tracking and Repository (ALSTAR) project at Purdue University agree to the following:

manage pending label acceptance in a timely manner
maintain state profile to accurately reflect state requirements
request inclusion of documents not currently identified in the ALSTAR list of supporting documents through the Standards Committee
move away from paper labels towards electronic submission within one year, unless statutorily prohibited
provide state registration data to NPIRS on at least a weekly basis

The primary contact for a state will submit a signed subscription form agreeing to the above Standards for ALSTAR Participation on behalf of their state ALSTAR participants. States who cancel their ALSTAR subscription agree that all links for electronic labels for their state will be removed from the ALSTAR database and removed from the NPIRS websites. The Standards Committee reserves the right to remove any state not adhering to the ALSTAR Standards for Participation.