Section 11789 Of Chapter 3.5. Resources And Information From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3.5.
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. (a) The department shall be a central information resource
on alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs and
on research projects with respect to alcohol and other drug abuse.
(b) The department shall collect, and act as an information
exchange for, information on research and service projects completed
or in progress relating to alcohol and other drug abuse, provide, to
any person, institution, or public agency proposing any research or
service project on that subject, information with respect to the
areas in which research is needed, and evaluate programs of research,
treatment, and education with respect to alcohol and other drug
abuse.
(c) No state agency shall conduct any research or service project
on alcohol and other drug abuse until it has provided the department
with a description of its proposed project and until the department
has responded with a written description of how the research or
service project relates with other completed, concurrently operating,
or pending research or service projects. If the department fails to
provide the agency with the written description within 60 days from
the date of receipt of the proposed project, the state agency may
proceed to conduct the research or service project as described in
the agency's proposal.