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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 15. Public Safety » Article 9. Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction » §15-9-7. Coordinated Program for Substance Abuse Treatment Referral

(a) The committee shall, on or before December 31, 2020, establish a program to coordinate with state, county, and local law enforcement, the Board of Medicine, the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Board of Pharmacy to develop policies and protocols for law enforcement and medical professionals to create treatment referral programs for persons suffering from substance use disorder which:

(1) Allow for the surrender of illegal controlled substances or unlawfully possessed controlled substances to law enforcement or medical professionals for destruction; and