SB333 Summary

• Removes references to agents and officers of the Department of Public Safety and adds Intelligence Analysts of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) as authorized persons to inspect prescriptions, orders, records, and stocks of controlled substances in Schedules I-V.

• Permits release of prescription data from the Controlled Substances Prescription Database for bona fide educational and research activities, provided that data elements directly identifying specific patients, practitioners, or dispensers are not released.

• Changes the language in Section 20-2-91 regarding enforcement authority from "enforce" to "assist in the investigation of violations" of state and federal controlled substance laws.

• Makes conforming changes to Section 20-2-215 to capitalize "Investigatory" and "Regulatory" and clarify that database information may be used for bona fide statistical, research, or educational purposes.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.