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§ 53-11-307. Inter-Registrant Distribution

Controlled substances in Schedules I and II shall be distributed by a registrant to another registrant only pursuant to an order form. Compliance with federal law respecting order forms shall be deemed compliance with this section.

§ 53-11-308. Prescription Requirements

Except when dispensed directly by a health care prescriber other than a pharmacy to an ultimate user, no controlled substance in Schedule II may be dispensed without the electronic prescription of a health care prescriber, unless authorized by § 63-1-160. To the extent federal law does not permit an electronic prescription, a written prescription from […]

§ 53-11-309. Reporting Persons Obtaining or Attempting to Obtain Controlled Substances — Immunity — Exception

Any physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist, veterinarian, pharmacist, advanced practice registered nurse with a certificate of fitness issued under title 63, chapter 7, or physician assistant, hereinafter referred to collectively as “health care providers”, who has actual knowledge that a person has knowingly, willfully and with intent to deceive, obtained or attempted to obtain controlled substances […]

§ 53-11-310. Identification Requirements for Dispensing of Certain Schedule Ii to Iv Prescription Medications for Greater Than a Seven-Day Supply

Prior to an authorized dispenser dispensing a prescription for any Schedule II-IV opioid, benzodiazepine, zolpidem, barbiturate, or carisoprodol medication for greater than a seven-day supply, a pharmacist, pharmacy technician, pharmacy intern, or any other person authorized to dispense controlled substances shall require the person taking possession of the dispensed prescription to present a valid government […]

§ 53-11-311. Use of Buprenorphine Products

Any product containing buprenorphine, whether with or without naloxone, may only be prescribed for a use recognized by the federal food and drug administration. This subsection (a) shall not apply to a person: Who has a documented diagnosis of opiate addiction as shown in their medical record; Who receives treatment from a provider practicing under […]

§ 53-11-302. Handlers of Controlled Substances — Registration and Inspection

Every person who manufactures, distributes, dispenses, or is a third-party logistics provider for any controlled substance pursuant to § 53-11-301 within this state or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, warehousing, or providing logistics services for any controlled substance within this state, shall annually obtain a registration issued by the board of […]

§ 53-11-303. Criteria for Registration Issuance

The state board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances shall register an applicant to manufacture or distribute controlled substances included in title 39, chapter 17, part 4, unless it determines that the issuance of that registration would be inconsistent with the public interest. […]

§ 53-11-304. Suspension and Revocation of Registration

A registration under § 53-11-302 to manufacture, warehouse, distribute, dispense, or provide logistics services for a controlled substance may be suspended or revoked by the board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances upon a finding that the registrant has: Furnished false or fraudulent […]

§ 53-10-308. Release of Confidential Information

Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, the committee or the commissioner: May release confidential information from the database regarding healthcare practitioners, healthcare practitioner delegates, or patients to department personnel engaged in an investigation, adjudication, or prosecution of a violation under any state or federal law that involves a controlled substance; May release confidential information from […]

§ 53-10-309. Reports

The commissioner or commissioner’s designee shall report annually on the outcome of the program with respect to its effect on distribution and abuse of controlled substances, including recommendations for improving control and prevention of diversion of controlled substances in this state. The committee, its designee, or the commissioner shall also file an annual report with […]