Section 338.3170. Dispensing and administering controlled substances by prescribers.

(1) A prescriber in the course of  his  or  her  professional practice only, may dispense or administer, or both, a  controlled  substance listed  in schedules 2 to 5 or he or she  may  cause  them   to be administered   by  an assistant under personal charge supervision.

(2)   A prescriber may dispense or administer, or both, in the course of professional practice, a controlled substance listed in  schedules 2  to 5, directly to a  drug-dependent person for the purpose of continuing the dependence in a drug treatment and rehabilitation program,  if  the prescriber is appropriately registered under federal law and licensed under state law to treat a drug-dependent person with controlled substances.

(3)   A veterinarian, in the course of professional practice only and not for use by a human being, may dispense or administer, or both, a controlled substance listed in schedules 2 to 5 or may cause them to be administered by an assistant or orderly under his or her direction   and personal charge supervision.

History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.