§ 63-1-309. Restrictions on Ownership — Documentation of Controlled Substances Dispensed or Prescribed — Required Medical Director Hours
A pain management clinic may not be owned wholly or partly by a person who has been convicted of, pled nolo contendere to, or received deferred adjudication for:
An offense that constitutes a felony; or
An offense that constitutes a misdemeanor, the facts of which relate to the distribution of illegal prescription drugs or a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue as defined in § 39-17-402.
If any practitioner providing services at a pain management clinic prescribes controlled substances for the treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain, the practitioner must document in the patient’s record the reason for prescribing that quantity.
A medical director shall be onsite at least twenty percent (20%) of the clinic’s weekly total number of operating hours. A medical director shall serve as medical director and provide services for no more than four (4) pain management clinics.
