Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-3.22. Administration, dispensation or use restricted to scope of employment or duty
A person in charge of a hospital or a laboratory, or in the employ of this state, or of any other state, or of any political subdivision of a state, or a master of a ship or a person in charge of any aircraft upon which no physician is regularly employed, or a physician or surgeon duly licensed in some state, territory, or the District of Columbia to practice his or her profession, or a retired commissioned medical officer of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or public health service employed upon that ship or aircraft who obtains controlled substances whether under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise, shall not administer nor dispense, nor use those controlled substances within this state, except within the scope of his or her employment or official duty, and then only for scientific or medical purposes and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-3.22
- Administer: refers to the direct application of controlled substances to the body of a patient or research subject by:
(i) A practitioner, or, in his or her presence by his or her authorized agent; or
(ii) The patient or research subject at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner whether the application is by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means. See Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-1.02
- Dispense: means to deliver, distribute, leave with, give away, or dispose of a controlled substance to the ultimate user or human research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the packaging, labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for that delivery. See Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-1.02
- Hospital: means an institution as defined in chapter 17 of Title 23. See Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-1.02
- Laboratory: means a laboratory approved by the department of health as proper to be entrusted with controlled substances and the use of controlled substances for scientific and medical purposes and for the purposes of instruction. See Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-1.02
- Person: means any corporation, association, partnership, or one or more individuals. See Rhode Island General Laws 21-28-1.02
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8