North Carolina § 90-113 - 74A. (See editor's note for contingency) Mandatory prescriber registration for access to controlled substances reporting system.

§ 90-113. 74A. (See editor's note for contingency) Mandatory prescriber registration for access to controlled substances reporting system.

Within 30 days after obtaining an initial or renewal license that confers the authority to prescribe a controlled substance for the purpose of providing medical care for a patient, the licensee shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the licensing board that he or she is registered for access to the controlled substances reporting system. A violation of this section may constitute cause for the licensing board having jurisdiction over the licensee to suspend or revoke the license. History (2016-94, s. 12F.7(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2016-94, s. 12F.7(d), provides "G.S. 90 113.74A, as enacted by subsection (c) of this section, becomes effective on the date the State Chief Information Officer notifies the Revisor of Statutes that (i) the upgrades to the CSRS database described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section have been completed and (ii) the upgraded CSRS database is fully operational within the Department of Information Technology and connected to the statewide health information exchange, and it applies to acts committed on or after that date. The remainder of this section becomes effective July 1, 2016." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2016.'" Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2016-2017 fiscal year." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.7, is a severability clause.