Healthcare professionals are not exempt from experiencing a mental health challenge or substance use disorder. In fact, working in a fast-paced, intense environment coupled with responding to traumatic events may increase the likelihood of developing mental health challenges. In some situations, healthcare professionals may have access to controlled substances on the job, creating a situation in which diversion of drugs is a risk.
The Coalition for Model Opioid Practices in Health Systems, a project of the North Carolina Healthcare Association, has created a toolkit with information and best practices to prevent and respond to healthcare worker diversion of controlled substances.
An Introduction to the Coalition for Model Opioid Practices in Health Systems’ Diversion Prevention Toolkit: Webinar – Nov 7, 2018
Slides (PDF)
Recording (YouTube)
Workforce Wellness
Diversion Awareness Education for Staff
Diversion Program Structure & Audit Tools
NC Diversion Reporting Requirements
NCHA Member Case Studies
NCHA Staff Contact

Madison Ward Willis, MPA
Carolinas Health Innovation Institute Program Manager
NC Healthcare Foundation
919-677-4136
mward@ncha.org
Acknowledgments: This toolkit was compiled by Evan Frasure of Duke University Health System; Angela Livingood of Pender Memorial Hospital; Laurie Whalin, Lisa Edgerton, and Kathryn Litten of New Hanover Regional Medical Center; and Anna Stein of the NC Division of Public Health, with assistance from other members of the NC Healthcare Association’s Coalition for Model Opioid Practices.
Additional assistance and review was provided by representatives from multiple agencies and organizations, including the NC Medical Board; the NC Board of Pharmacy; the NC Association of Pharmacists; the NC Board of Nursing; the US Drug Enforcement Administration; the NC Department of Justice; the Drug Control Unit of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services; the NC State Bureau of Investigation Diversion and Environmental Crimes Unit; the Communicable Disease Branch of the NC Division of Public Health; the NC Division of Health Service Regulation; and the NC Office of Emergency Medical Services.