Section 11-58-80 - Administrative operations of board; annual budget(A) The State Fiscal Accountability Authority is solely responsible for all administrative operations of the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board. Administrative operations may include, but are not limited to, finance, human resources, procurement, clerical, and associated support services. The authority's executive director shall employ and supervise personnel necessary to provide any required administrative operations. The authority's executive director is authorized to pay for and receive from other state and local agencies and departments such services as will in his opinion promote the efficient and economical provision of administrative operations to the board. The authority will not provide legal services to the board or its staff. The board must retain ultimate responsibility and provide proper oversight for the implementation of this chapter.(B) The State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall receive compensation for expenses incurred in providing administrative operations to the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board from the Administrative Subfund. With the approval of the board, staff of the authority shall enter into contracts and agreements on behalf of the board to implement this chapter. The Administrative Subfund may be used to satisfy any obligations of the board pursuant to such contracts and agreements.(C) When attending meetings that require travel, members of the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board and staff assigned to the board by the authority or the Attorney General may receive the usual rate for mileage, subsistence, and per diem as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions and may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with and as a result of their work as members of the board or support for the members of the board. The board, within the limits set by the Comptroller General, shall establish reimbursement standards for travel and other expenses incurred in aid of the board's official duties. Compensation and reimbursements paid under this subsection shall be paid from the Administrative Subfund.(D) The Attorney General shall designate an attorney within the Office of Attorney General to attend all South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board meetings, to provide all necessary legal services to the board, to ensure that funds within the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund are spent only on approved abatement strategies, and to ensure that the board complies with all applicable laws, settlement agreements, and court orders.(E) The South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board shall prepare and publish an annual budget for administrative costs and expenses and publish an annual report of these expenditures. The annual budget may be amended as necessary.(F) The South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund Board shall be considered "qualified personnel for the purpose of bona fide research or education" for the purpose of Section 44-53-1650, and the Department of Health and Environmental Control shall enter into a written agreement with the board to enable the sharing of prescription information with appropriate redactions.Added by 2022 S.C. Acts, Act No. 222 (HB 5182),s 1, eff. 5/23/2022.