Enacts new GS 90-113.74A to require each person authorized to prescribe or dispense a controlled substance to a patient to first review all information pertaining to the patient in the controlled substances reporting system for the preceding 12-month period to determine if the prescription is medically necessary and appropriate. Provides that this requirement does not apply in an emergency situation in which immediate action is necessary to preserve the life or health of a patient. Authorizes the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services to adopt rules to implement the section.
Effective October 1, 2011.