What is the current level of State compliance with the Synar Regulation?
SAMHSA has worked closely with the Single State Authorities for substance abuse and their partner agencies to build an infrastructure to meet the requirements of the Synar Regulation. As a result, there has been tremendous progress on the part of the States in complying with the new SAPT Block Grant requirements.
SAMHSA has worked closely with the Single State Authorities for substance abuse and their partner agencies to build an infrastructure to meet the requirements of the Synar Regulation. As a result, there has been tremendous progress on the part of the States in complying with the new SAPT Block Grant requirements. The Agency is pleased to report that all States (excluding the delayed applicability States) are in compliance with the basic provisions of the SAMHSA Implementing Regulation. No State is in violation of any provision. Specifically, these States: Have laws banning the sale or distribution of tobacco products to minors; Conduct random, unannounced inspections of retail tobacco outlets so that statewide compliance rates can be estimated; Have a timetable (negotiated with SAMHSA) and strategy for bringing the rate of tobacco sales to youth under the age of 18 years to 20 percent or below; and Report to SAMHSA the results of their sampling, inspection, and enforcement activities.
