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1 New Section; Pharmacies; Procedures for Dispensing Controlled Drugs. Amend RSA 318 by inserting after section 47-k the following new section:
318:47-l Procedures for Dispensing Controlled Drugs. Only a patient for whom a prescription was written, the owner of an animal for which a prescription was written, or an authorized representative of the patient or animal owner, as defined in rules adopted by the pharmacy board, after consultation with the commissioner of health and human services, may pick up a prescription for a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance. Prior to dispensing a prescription for a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance to a patient not personally known to the pharmacist, the pharmacy technician, or the pharmacy intern, the pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy intern shall require the individual receiving the drug to provide a signature and show valid and current government-issued photographic identification as evidence that the individual is the patient for whom the prescription was written, the owner of the animal for which the prescription was written, or the authorized representative of the patient or animal owner.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 New Section; Pharmacies; Procedures for Dispensing Controlled Drugs. Amend RSA 318 by inserting after section 47-k the following new section:
318:47-l Procedures for Dispensing Controlled Drugs. Only a patient for whom a prescription was written, the owner of an animal for which a prescription was written, or an authorized representative of the patient or animal owner, as defined in rules adopted by the pharmacy board, after consultation with the commissioner of health and human services, may pick up a prescription for a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance. Prior to dispensing a prescription for a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance to a patient not personally known to the pharmacist, the pharmacy technician, or the pharmacy intern, the pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy intern shall require the individual receiving the drug to provide a signature and show valid and current government-issued photographic identification as evidence that the individual is the patient for whom the prescription was written, the owner of the animal for which the prescription was written, or the authorized representative of the patient or animal owner.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.