State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS)
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2 Expired ICRs
Summary
CDC's Overdose Data to Action in States (OD2A-S) program supports 49 states and the District of Columbia to provide comprehensive data to the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS). Each of these 50 funded jurisdictions collects and abstracts data on drug overdose deaths from death certificates, coroner/medical examiner reports, and postmortem toxicology reports for entry into a web-based CDC platform that is shared with the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). States and local jurisdictions are increasingly better informed by systems like SUDORS, which presents comprehensive information on the characteristics and circumstances surrounding drug overdose deaths.
| Agency | HHS, CDC |
|---|---|
| Data Checkup |
Historical Data Availability
No Known Issue
Future Data Availability
No Known Issue
Data Quality
No Known Issue
Statutory Context
Moderate Risk
The State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) operates under the general authorities of the Public Health Service Act, but no federal statute specifically mandates its data collection. The system is implemented through cooperative agreements with state health departments and serves as a critical component of CDC's overdose surveillance infrastructure and there is no alternative data collection that can substitute.
Staffing and Funding
No Known Issue
Policy
High Risk
In March 2025, the ICR submission reflected revisions to the sex/gender question and the removal of the transgender identity question in compliance with Executive Order 14168.
Last updated: 2026-07-15
Details
| OMB Control Number | 0920-1128 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorizing Statutes | 42 USC 301 | |||
| Related ICRs |
| Reference Number | Title | Agency | Status | Request Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202601-0920-007 | [NCIPC] State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) | HHS/CDC | Received in OIRA | Revision of a currently approved collection |
| 202208-0920-014 | Expired State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) | HHS/CDC | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection |
| 202503-0920-032 | Expired State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) | HHS/CDC | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection |