90-106.3. Disposal of residual pain prescriptions following death of hospice or palliative care patient.
Any hospice or palliative care provider who prescribes a targeted controlled substance to be administered to a patient in his or her home for the treatment of pain as part of in-home hospice or palliative care shall, at the commencement of treatment, provide oral and written information to the patient and his or her family regarding the proper disposal of such targeted controlled substances. This information shall include the availability of permanent drop boxes or periodic "drug take-back" events that allow for the safe disposal of controlled substances such as those permanent drop boxes and events that may be identified through North Carolina Operation Medicine Drop. (2017-74, s. 7.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations
Article 5 - North Carolina Controlled Substances Act.
§ 90-88 - Authority to control.
§ 90-89 - Schedule I controlled substances.
§ 90-89.1 - Treatment of controlled substance analogues.
§ 90-90 - Schedule II controlled substances.
§ 90-91 - Schedule III controlled substances.
§ 90-92 - Schedule IV controlled substances.
§ 90-93 - Schedule V controlled substances.
§ 90-94 - Schedule VI controlled substances.
§ 90-94.1 - Exemption for use or possession of hemp extract.
§ 90-95 - Violations; penalties.
§ 90-95.1 - Continuing criminal enterprise.
§ 90-95.2 - Cooperation between law-enforcement agencies.
§ 90-95.4 - Employing or intentionally using minor to commit a drug law violation.
§ 90-95.5 - Civil liability employing a minor to commit a drug offense.
§ 90-95.6 - Promoting drug sales by a minor.
§ 90-95.7 - Participating in a drug violation by a minor.
§ 90-96 - Conditional discharge for first offense.
§ 90-96.1 - Immunity from prosecution for minors.
§ 90-96.2 - Drug-related overdose treatment; limited immunity.
§ 90-98 - Attempt and conspiracy; penalties.
§ 90-99 - Republishing of schedules.
§ 90-102 - Additional provisions as to registration.
§ 90-103 - Revocation or suspension of registration.
§ 90-104 - Records of registrants or practitioners.
§ 90-106 - Prescriptions and labeling.
§ 90-106.1 - Photo ID requirement for Schedule II controlled substances.
§ 90-106.2 - Recodified as G.S90-12.7 by Session Laws 2016-17, s1, effective June 20, 2016.
§ 90-107 - Prescriptions, stocks, etc., open to inspection by officials.
§ 90-107.1 - Certified diversion investigator access to prescription records.
§ 90-108 - Prohibited acts; penalties.
§ 90-109 - Licensing required.
§ 90-111 - Cooperative arrangements.
§ 90-112.1 - Remission or mitigation of forfeitures; possession pending trial.
§ 90-113.1 - Burden of proof; liabilities.
§ 90-113.3 - Education and research.
§ 90-113.6 - Payments and advances.