North Dakota Code 19-03.1-23.5 – Fentanyl reporting – Report to legislative management – Fentanyl awareness campaign
1. By November first of each year, the department of health and human services shall submit to the legislative management and the governor a written report summarizing the number of deaths that occurred in the state caused by or related to fentanyl consumption during the preceding calendar year, including the county in which the deaths occurred and the age and gender of the deceased individuals.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 19-03.1-23.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
2. The department of health and human services shall make the data reported under subsection 1 available to the public by:
a. Making the information easily accessible on the department’s government website; b. Publishing easily comprehensible printed materials on fentanyl awareness, information, and resources; c. Placing visible billboards in high-traffic areas to inform the public of the dangers of fentanyl; and
d. Developing a media and social media campaign to expand statewide awareness of fentanyl drug deaths and the fentanyl overdose epidemic occurring within the state.