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Controlled Substances Act

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Definitions

Establishment of Schedules of Drugs or Other Controlled Substances

Temporary Placement of Substance in Schedule I

Findings Required for Placement in Schedules

Exceptions From Schedules

Dispensing Controlled Substances Excepted Under Sec. 4

Rules and Regulations

Licensure of Certain Corporate Entities With Patients Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy; Best Practice Guidance for Practitioners

Registration of Persons Who Manufacture, Distribute, Dispense or Possess Controlled Substances

Registration as Participant in Prescription Monitoring Program

Research Projects and Studies

Administering and Dispensing of Controlled Substances in Course of Professional Practice; Records, Inspection

Separate Registration

Inspection of Establishments of Registrants or Applicants

Issuance of Registration to Manufacture or Distribute Controlled Substances

Suspension or Revocation of Registration; Report of Criminal Violations; Controlled Substances Affected Placed Under Embargo; Forfeiture; Notice to Bureau

Suspension of or Refusal to Renew Registration Pending Proceedings in Cases of Imminent Danger to Public

Record-Keeping and Inventory Requirements; Filing of Dea Form 106 With City, Town and State Police Departments Upon Discovery of Theft or Loss of Controlled Substance

Distribution Between Registrants; Order Form

Necessity of Prescription for Dispensing Controlled Substances

Issuance of Prescription by Practitioner or Physician

Prerequisites for Issuing Outpatient Extended-Release Long-Acting Opioid in a Non-Abuse Deterring Form; Written Pain Management Treatment Plan for Long-Term Pain Management

Voluntary Non-Opiate Directive Form

Patient Education Required Before Issuance of Opioid Prescription

Prescription; Restrictions on Issuance

Emergency Contraception

Dispensing, Possessing and Administrating Opioid Antagonist

Section
19b 1/2

Exchange of Naloxone or Other Opioid Antagonist Between Registered Entities

High Opiate Overdose Area Pharmacies Required to Maintain Continuous Supply of Naloxone Rescue Kits or Opioid Antagonist Medications

Supply Limitations for Opiate Prescriptions; Exception for Palliative Care

Oral Prescriptions

Radiopharmaceutical Drugs

Packaging and Labeling by Pharmacist Filling Prescription; Distribution of Educational Pamphlet

Prescriptions; Prospective Drug Review and Counseling by Pharmacist

Advertisement and Sale of Prescription Lock Boxes by Pharmacies

Contents of Prescription Written by Practitioner

Written or Electronic Prescriptions; Requirements and Restrictions

Dispensing by Practitioner for Narcotic Drug Research or Treatment of Drug Dependent Persons

Electronic Monitoring of the Prescribing and Dispensing of Controlled Substances and Certain Additional Drugs

Mean and Median Quantity and Volume of Prescriptions for Opiates; Notification of Practitioner's Own Percentile Ranking

Restrictions

Distribution in Course of Business in Violation of Sec. 16 or Furnishing False Information in Application, etc., Prohibited

Sale of Hypodermic Syringes or Hypodermic Needles

Collection and Disposal of Spent Non-Commercially Generated Hypodermic Needles and Lancets

Jurisdiction of Superior Court

Educational Programs for Prevention of Abuse of Controlled Substances

Administrative Inspection of Controlled Premises

Classes of Controlled Substances; Establishment of Criminal Penalties for Violations of This Chapter

Class a Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, etc.; Eligibility for Parole

Class B Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc.

Class C Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacturer, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc.

Class D Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing, Cultivation or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc.

Class E Controlled Substances; Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing, or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc.

Trafficking in Marihuana, Cocaine, Heroin, Synthetic Opioids, Morphine, Opium, etc.; Eligibility for Parole

Unlawful Manufacture, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Etc. of Controlled Substances in Classes a to C to Minors

Counterfeit Substances; Unlawful Creation, Distribution, Dispensing or Possession With Intent to Distribute or Dispense

Prosecutions Not to Be Continued or Placed on File; Suspension or Reduction of Sentence; Eligibility for Parole, Etc.

Section
32h 1/2

Good Behavior Deductions From Sentence After Serving Mandatory Minimum Term of Imprisonment; Eligibility; Parole; Work Release

Drug Paraphernalia; Sale, Possession or Manufacture With Intent to Sell; Penalty; Sale of Tobacco Rolling Papers

Controlled Substances Violations In, on or Near School Property or Public Parks or Playgrounds

Inducing or Abetting Minor to Distribute or Sell Controlled Substances

Possession of 2 Ounces or Less of Marihuana; Civil Penalty and Forfeiture; Other Sanctions or Disqualifications Prohibited

Possession of 2 Ounces or Less of Marihuana; Drug Awareness Program

Possession of One Ounce or Less of Marihuana; Enforcement Consistent With Non-Criminal Disposition Provisions of Sec. 21d of Chapter 40; Duty of Police Department; Notice; Failure to File Certificate of Completion of Drug Awareness Program

Unlawful Use of Registration Numbers in Manufacture or Distribution, or Fraudulently Obtaining Possession, of Controlled Substances; Criminal Penalties

Unlawful Possession of Particular Controlled Substances, Including Heroin and Marijuana; Lawful Possessing, Storing, Analyzing, Processing and Testing of Medical Marijuana and Medical Marijuana-Infused Products by Laboratories Exception

Immunity From Prosecution Under Sec. 34 or Finding of Violation of Condition of Probation, Pretrial Release or Parole for Persons Seeking Medical Assistance for Self or Other Experiencing Drug-Related Overdose

Repealed, 2018, 69, Sec. 60.

Protective Custody of Children Found Present Where Controlled Substances Are Unlawfully Kept or Possessed

Theft of Controlled Substances From Persons Authorized to Dispense or Possess

Violation of Secs. 24(a), 25, 26 or 27

Violation of Secs. 21 or 22

Conspiracy

Arrest Without Warrant

Cooperation With Federal and Other State Agencies

Conformity With Federal Acts

Violations of Sec. 34; Acquittal, Dismissal or Indictment Nol Prossed; Sealing of Records

Photographing and Fingerprinting of Persons Charged With Felony

Repealed, 1978, 508, Sec. 1

Forfeiture of Property

Seized Controlled Substances and Narcotic Drugs; Custodian; Mailing for Chemical Analysis; Destruction or Disposal Upon Completion of Trial

Severability

Enforcement of Sec. 24a