NRS453.154. Division required to prepare certain reports concerning controlled substances; Division and Board may enter into agreements with public agencies; requirements.

      1.  In this section, “diversion” means the transfer of a controlled substance from a lawful to an unlawful channel of distribution or use.

      2.  The Division shall regularly prepare and make available to other state regulatory, licensing and law enforcement agencies a report on the patterns and trends of distribution, diversion and abuse of controlled substances.

      3.  The Board and the Division may enter into written agreements with local, state and federal agencies to improve identification of sources of diversion and to improve enforcement of and compliance with NRS 453.011 to 453.348, inclusive, and other laws and regulations pertaining to unlawful conduct involving controlled substances. An agreement must specify the roles and responsibilities of each agency that has information or authority to identify, prevent or control diversion and abuse of controlled substances. The Board and the Division may convene periodic meetings to coordinate a state program to prevent and control diversion. The Board and the Division may arrange for cooperation and exchange of information among agencies and with other states and the Federal Government.

      4.  The Division shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislative Committee on Health Care and biennially to the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature on the outcome of the program with respect to its effect on distribution and abuse of controlled substances, including recommendations for improving control and prevention of the diversion of controlled substances in this State.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1646; A 2011, 458)