Sleeping potion, sedatives, or injections without prescription; penalties

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RS 2009.12 - Sleeping potion, sedatives, or injections without prescription; penalties

It shall be unlawful for anyone operating a nursing home, or any employee thereof, to administer any sleeping potion or sedative or any hypodermic injections without a doctor's prescription to any patron of any such nursing home. Any violation of this Section by any employee, operator, or owner of a nursing home shall be cause for cancellation of license in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, and such violator shall also be subject to the criminal penalties imposed by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, Part X of Chapter 4 of this Title, relating to narcotics or to barbiturates insofar as applicable.

Added by Acts 1958, No. 188, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.


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