Prescriptions

N.D.C.C. § 19-03.1-22 — under Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

N.D.C.C. § 19-03.1-22

1. Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacy, to an ultimate user, no controlled substance in schedule II may be dispensed without the written prescription of a practitioner. When the patient is a hospice patient or resides in a licensed long-term care facility and the prescription has been signed by the practitioner before faxing, the facsimile may serve as the original prescription without another signature. The prescription may not be filled more than six months after the date it was written. 2. In emergency situations, as defined by rule of the board, schedule II drugs may be dispensed upon oral prescription of a practitioner, reduced promptly to writing, and filed by the pharmacy. Prescriptions must be retained in conformity with the

requirements of section 19-03.1-20. No prescription for a schedule II substance may be refilled. 3. Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacy, to an ultimate user, a controlled substance included in schedule III or IV, which is a prescription drug as determined under this chapter or chapter 19-02.1, may not be dispensed without a written or oral prescription of a practitioner. The prescription may not be filled or refilled more than six months after the date thereof or be refilled more than five times, unless renewed by the practitioner. Any oral prescription for such drugs must be promptly reduced to writing by the pharmacist, intern, or technician on a new prescription blank. When the patient is a hospice patient or resides in a licensed long-term care facility and the prescription has been signed by the practitioner before faxing, the facsimile may serve as the original prescription without another signature. 4. Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacy, to an ultimate user, no controlled substance included in schedule V must be dispensed without the written or oral prescription of a practitioner. The prescription may not be filled or refilled more than six months after the date thereof or be refilled more than five times unless renewed by the practitioner. Any oral prescription for such compound, mixture, or preparation must be promptly reduced to writing by the pharmacist, intern, or technician on a new prescription blank. When the patient is a hospice patient or resides in a licensed long-term care facility and the prescription has been signed by the practitioner before faxing, the facsimile may serve as the original prescription without another signature.

19-03.1-22.1. Volatile chemicals - Inhalation of vapors prohibited - Definitions - Penalty. 1. An individual is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if that individual intentionally inhales the vapors of a volatile chemical in a manner designed to affect the individual's central nervous system; to create or induce a condition of intoxication, hallucination, or elation; or to distort, disturb, or change the individual's eyesight, thinking processes, balance, or coordination. An individual is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if that individual violates this section for a third or subsequent offense within one year of the first offense. For a third or subsequent offense, the sentence must include an order for an addiction evaluation by, and compliance with recommendations from, an appropriate licensed addiction treatment program. 2. This section does not apply to inhalations specifically prescribed for medical, dental, or optometric treatment purposes or to controlled substances described in this chapter. For the purposes of this section, "volatile chemical" includes the following chemicals or their isomers: a. Acetone. b. Aliphatic hydrocarbons. c. Amyl nitrite. d. Butane. e. Butyl nitrite. f. Carbon tetrachloride. g. Chlorinated hydrocarbons. h. Chlorofluorocarbons. i. Chloroform. j. Cyclohexane. k. Diethyl ether. l. Ethyl acetate. m. Fluorocarbon. n. Glycol ether inter solvent. o. Glycol ether solvent. p. Hexane. q. Ketone solvent. r. Methanol.

s. Methyl cellosolve acetate. t. Methyl ethyl ketone. u. Methyl isobutyl ketone. v. Nitrous oxide. w. Petroleum distillate. x. Toluene. y. Trichloroethane. z. Trichloroethylene. aa. Xylol or xylene.