34-20E-20. Promulgation of rules.

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The board shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , for the operation of the program. Any rule promulgated shall be designed to assure the fair, equitable, and efficient operation of the program. The rules may address the following:

(1)Criteria, procedures, and forms for submitting data to the program;

(2)Standards for information collection;

(3)Guidelines for reviewing data and making determinations with respect to the referral of patients, prescribers, or dispensers to law enforcement or appropriate regulatory authorities based upon an open case;

(4)Safeguards for the release of information to individuals who have access to the information contained in the central repository;

(5)Guidelines for maintaining the confidentiality of program information and the integrity of the patient's relationship with the patient's health care provider; and

(6)Policies for the compilation and release of statistics and outcomes for advancing the purposes of the program, including enhancement of the quality of health care delivery in this state.