Ark. Code § 5-10-206

Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.

Section 5-10-206 - Exemptions

The following are not offenses under this subchapter:

(1) An individual practitioner acting in the usual course of professional practice issuing a valid prescription for a controlled substance for a legitimate medical purpose;

(2) A pharmacy, pharmacist, or an individual practitioner dispensing, delivering, or administering a controlled substance pursuant to a prescription;

(3) A permitted manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacy, hospital, long-term care facility, or other medical provider delivering, prescribing, administering, or transferring a controlled substance available by prescription for lawful purposes and in compliance with state and federal law; and

(4) A pharmaceutical company manufacturing a controlled substance available by prescription in compliance with state and federal law.

Ark. Code § 5-10-206

Added by Act 2023, No. 584,§ 2, eff. 4/11/2023.