H97 - 2015 Appropriations Act, Sec. 12F.16(j)-(k): Expand Monitoring Capacity of Controlled Substances Reporting System (SL 2015-241)

Overview: Secs. 12F.16(j) and (k) of S.L. 2015-241 direct the North Carolina Controlled Substances Reporting System to expand its monitoring capacity by establishing data use agreements with the Prescription Behavior Surveillance System. The CSRS must establish a data use agreement with the Center of Excellence at Brandeis University by January 1, 2016.

Beginning September 1, 2016, and every two years thereafter, the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services of the Department of Health and Human Services must report on its participation with the Prescription Behavior Surveillance System to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety.

These sections became effective September 18, 2015.