Section 195.197 - Department of health and senior services, duties ofThe department of health and senior services shall cooperate with federal and other state agencies including the board of pharmacy in discharging its responsibilities concerning traffic in controlled substances, narcotic or dangerous drugs and in suppressing the abuse of controlled substances. To this end, it is authorized to:
(1) Arrange for the exchange of information between governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of controlled substances;(2) Coordinate and cooperate in training programs on controlled substance law enforcement at the local and state levels;(3) Provide information to distributors and retailers to help prevent the distribution or diversion of products or substances used in the illicit manufacture of controlled substances.L. 1971 H.B. 69, A.L. 1997 H.B. 635, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1147, et al.