§16-5T-1. Short Title
This article shall be referred to as the West Virginia Drug Control Policy Act.
§16-5T-2. Office of Drug Control Policy
(a) The Office of Drug Control Policy is continued within the Department of Health and Human Resources under the direction and supervision of the secretary and with the assistance of the State Health Officer. (b) The Office of Drug Control Policy shall create a state drug control policy in coordination with the bureaus of the […]
§16-5T-3. Reporting System Requirements; Implementation; Central Repository Requirement
(a) The Office of Drug Control Policy shall implement a program in which a central repository is established and maintained that shall contain overdose information via an appropriate information technology platform with secure access for the purpose of making decisions regarding the allocation of public health and educational resources. In implementing this program, the office […]
§16-5T-4. Entities Required to Report; Required Information
(a) To fulfill the purposes of this article, the following information shall be reported, within 72 hours after the provider responds to the incident and via an appropriate information technology platform, to the Office of Drug Control Policy: (1) The date and time of the overdose;
§16-5T-5. Promulgation of Rules
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources may propose rules for promulgation in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this section. The Legislature finds that for the purposes of section fifteen, article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, an emergency exists requiring the promulgation […]
§16-5T-6. Community Overdose Response Demonstration Pilot Project
(a) The Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy shall establish a Community Overdose Response Demonstration Pilot Project, to be continued for a period of four years, to develop model government programs to promote public health and general welfare through a comprehensive community-based response to drug overdoses in communities across West Virginia. (b) The […]