(a) DPHSS shall add, in accordance with § 67.201(a), a substance to Schedule IV upon finding that: (1) the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances included in Schedule III; (2) the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to substances included in Schedule III. (b) DPHSS may add a substance to Schedule IV without making the findings required by Subsection (a) if the substance is controlled under Schedule IV of the Federal Controlled Substances Act by a Federal agency as the result of an international treaty, convention or protocol. NOTE: Pursuant to the authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606, numbers and/or letters were added to this section.
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