North Carolina § 90-113 - 75A. Creation of Controlled Substances Reporting System Fund.

§ 90-113. 75A. Creation of Controlled Substances Reporting System Fund.

The Controlled Substances Reporting System Fund is created within the Department as a special revenue fund. The Department shall administer the Fund. The Department shall use the Fund only for operation of the controlled substances reporting system and to carry out the provisions of this Article. The Fund shall consist of the following: Any moneys appropriated to the Fund by the General Assembly. Any moneys received from State, federal, private, or other sources for deposit into the Fund. All interest that accrues to the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. Any balance remaining in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the Fund and shall not revert to the General Fund. History (2017-74, s. 12.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-74, provides in its preamble: "Whereas, the General Assembly recognizes the substantial impact the nationwide opioid epidemic continues to have on the State of North Carolina; and "Whereas, North Carolina has seen a 442% increase in overdose deaths caused by commonly prescribed opioids between 1999 and 2015; and "Whereas, the General Assembly fully recognizes the appropriate use of opioids in the treatment of acute and chronic pain; Now, therefore," Session Laws 2017-74, s. 1, provides: "This act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention Act of 2017' or the 'STOP Act.'" Session Laws 2017-74, s. 15(a), made this section effective September 1, 2017.