H1030 - 2016 Appropriations Act. (SL 2016-94)

Overview: Sec. 12F.7 of 2016-94 establishes a new section in the North Carolina Controlled Substances Reporting System Act (Article 5E of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes) that requires recipients of an initial or renewal license conferring the authority to prescribe a controlled substance for the purpose of providing medical care for a patient to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the licensing board that he or she is registered for access to the controlled substances reporting system (CSRS) within 30 days of obtaining the initial or renewal license.

This section becomes effective on the date the State Chief Information Officer notifies the Revisor of Statutes that the upgrades to CSRS required pursuant to this Act are completed and is fully operational, and applies to acts committed on or after that date.