§ 21-28-3.11. Form, delivery, and preservation of official written orders.
(a) An official written order for any controlled substance shall be signed in duplicate by the person giving the order or by his or her duly authorized agent. The original shall be presented to the person who sells or distributes the controlled substances named in it. In the event of the acceptance of the order by that person, each party to the transaction shall preserve his or her copy of the order for a period of two (2) years in such a way as to be readily accessible for inspection by any public officer or employee engaged in the enforcement of this chapter. It shall be deemed a compliance with this section if the parties to the transaction have complied with the federal law respecting the requirements governing the use of order forms.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the person giving the order, or his or her duly authorized agent, from presenting said order to the person who sells or distributes the controlled substances named in it by use of facsimile transmission.
History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 481, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 532, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 21-28 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act
Section 21-28-3.01. - Rules and regulations — Fees.
Section 21-28-3.02. - Registration requirements.
Section 21-28-3.03. - Registration.
Section 21-28-3.04. - Suspension or revocation of registration.
Section 21-28-3.05. - Order to show cause.
Section 21-28-3.06. - License required for manufacture.
Section 21-28-3.07. - Qualifications for licensees.
Section 21-28-3.08. - Disposition of license fees.
Section 21-28-3.09. - Denial, revocation, or suspension of licenses.
Section 21-28-3.10. - Authorized sales by manufacturers and wholesalers on official written orders.
Section 21-28-3.11. - Form, delivery, and preservation of official written orders.
Section 21-28-3.12. - Records of controlled substances used in professional practice.
Section 21-28-3.13. - Records of manufacturers and wholesalers.
Section 21-28-3.14. - Records of apothecaries.
Section 21-28-3.15. - Records of vendors of schedule V substances.
Section 21-28-3.16. - Form, content, and preservation of records.
Section 21-28-3.17. - Records open to inspection.
Section 21-28-3.18. - Prescriptions.
Section 21-28-3.19. - Sale of stock on discontinuance of pharmacy business.
Section 21-28-3.20. - Authority of practitioner to prescribe, administer, and dispense.
Section 21-28-3.21. - Operation of treatment and rehabilitation programs for drug dependent persons.
Section 21-28-3.22. - Administration, dispensation or use restricted to scope of employment or duty.
Section 21-28-3.23. - Advertising controlled substances.
Section 21-28-3.24. - Examination before use of controlled substances.
Section 21-28-3.25. - Subpoena powers.
Section 21-28-3.26. - Labeling by manufacturers and wholesalers.
Section 21-28-3.27. - Labeling by dispensing apothecaries.
Section 21-28-3.28. - Security requirements generally.
Section 21-28-3.29. - Repealed.
Section 21-28-3.30. - Persons exempt from restrictions on possession of controlled substances.
Section 21-28-3.31. - Use of imitation controlled substance in research — Immunity.
Section 21-28-3.32. - Electronic prescription database. [Effective until January 1, 2023.]