§ 19-03.5-07 — Advisory council

North Dakota § 19-03.5-07

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 19: Foods, Drugs, Oils, and Compounds
• Ch. 19-03.5: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

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1. An advisory council is established to advise and make recommendations to the board
regarding how to best use the program to improve patient care and foster the goal of
reducing misuse, abuse, and diversion of controlled substances; to encourage
cooperation and coordination among state, local, and federal agencies and other
states to reduce the misuse, abuse, and diversion of controlled substances; and to
provide advice and recommendations to the board regarding any other matters as
requested by the board. The advisory council may have access to central repository
information to fulfill its duties.
2. The advisory council must consist of:
a. One dispenser selected by the board;
b. One physician selected by the North Dakota medical association;
c. One prescriber selected by the board of nursing;
d. A designee of the attorney general;
e. A designee of the department;
f. One prescriber selected by the North Dakota board of medicine;
g. One prescriber selected by the North Dakota nurses association; and
h. Any other prescriber or dispenser determined by the board to be necessary to
meet a mandate of, or avoid a delay in implementing, an appropriations measure.
The number of additional members selected by the board must be limited to the
number necessary to meet the mandate or avoid the delay of an appropriation.
3. The advisory council shall make recommendations to the board regarding:

a. Safeguards for the release of information to individuals who have access to the
information contained in the central repository;
b. The confidentiality of program information and the integrity of the patient's
relationship with the patient's health care provider;
c. Advancing the purposes of the program, including enhancement of the quality of
health care delivery in this state; and
d. The continued benefits of maintaining the program in relationship to the cost and
other burdens to the state.
4. The board may provide reimbursement of expenses and per diem to members of the
advisory council within the limits provided in state law.