Rhode Island General Laws
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 21-28 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Section 21-28-2.01. - Authority to control — Registration requirements and procedures. - § 21-28-2.01. Authority to control — Registration requirements and procedures....

Section 21-28-2.02. - Schedules of controlled substances — Establishment. - § 21-28-2.02. Schedules of controlled substances — Establishment. (a) There...

Section 21-28-2.03. - Schedule I tests. - § 21-28-2.03. Schedule I tests. The director of health shall...

Section 21-28-2.04. - Schedule II tests. - § 21-28-2.04. Schedule II tests. The director of health shall...

Section 21-28-2.05. - Schedule III tests. - § 21-28-2.05. Schedule III tests. The director of health shall...

Section 21-28-2.06. - Schedule IV tests. - § 21-28-2.06. Schedule IV tests. The director of health shall...

Section 21-28-2.07. - Schedule V tests. - § 21-28-2.07. Schedule V tests. The director of health shall...

Section 21-28-2.08. - Contents of schedules. - § 21-28-2.08. Contents of schedules. Schedule I (a) Schedule I...

Section 21-28-2.09. - Exemption of compounds containing counteragents. - § 21-28-2.09. Exemption of compounds containing counteragents. Nothing in this...

Section 21-28-2.10. - Exemption of dextromethorphan. - § 21-28-2.10. Exemption of dextromethorphan. Dextromethorphan shall not be deemed...

Article III - Regulation of Manufacturing, Distributing, Prescribing, Administering, and Dispensing Controlled Substances

Section 21-28-3.01. - Rules and regulations — Fees. - § 21-28-3.01. Rules and regulations — Fees. The director of...

Section 21-28-3.02. - Registration requirements. - § 21-28-3.02. Registration requirements. (a) Every person who manufactures, distributes,...

Section 21-28-3.03. - Registration. - § 21-28-3.03. Registration. (a) The director of health shall register...

Section 21-28-3.04. - Suspension or revocation of registration. - § 21-28-3.04. Suspension or revocation of registration. (a) A registration...

Section 21-28-3.05. - Order to show cause. - § 21-28-3.05. Order to show cause. (a) Before denying, suspending,...

Section 21-28-3.06. - License required for manufacture. - § 21-28-3.06. License required for manufacture. No person shall manufacture,...

Section 21-28-3.07. - Qualifications for licensees. - § 21-28-3.07. Qualifications for licensees. (a) No license shall be...

Section 21-28-3.08. - Disposition of license fees. - § 21-28-3.08. Disposition of license fees. All fees for licenses...

Section 21-28-3.09. - Denial, revocation, or suspension of licenses. - § 21-28-3.09. Denial, revocation, or suspension of licenses. (a) A...

Section 21-28-3.10. - Authorized sales by manufacturers and wholesalers on official written orders. - § 21-28-3.10. Authorized sales by manufacturers and wholesalers on official...

Section 21-28-3.11. - Form, delivery, and preservation of official written orders. - § 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. - § 21-28-3.12. Records of controlled substances used in professional practice....

Section 21-28-3.13. - Records of manufacturers and wholesalers. - § 21-28-3.13. Records of manufacturers and wholesalers. Manufacturers and wholesalers...

Section 21-28-3.14. - Records of apothecaries. - § 21-28-3.14. Records of apothecaries. Apothecaries shall keep records of...

Section 21-28-3.15. - Records of vendors of schedule V substances. - § 21-28-3.15. Records of vendors of schedule V substances. Every...

Section 21-28-3.16. - Form, content, and preservation of records. - § 21-28-3.16. Form, content, and preservation of records. (a)(1) The...

Section 21-28-3.17. - Records open to inspection. - § 21-28-3.17. Records open to inspection. All records required to...

Section 21-28-3.18. - Prescriptions. - § 21-28-3.18. Prescriptions. (a) An apothecary in good faith may...

Section 21-28-3.19. - Sale of stock on discontinuance of pharmacy business. - § 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. - § 21-28-3.20. Authority of practitioner to prescribe, administer, and dispense....

Section 21-28-3.20.1. - Authority of practitioner to prescribe, administer, and dispense — Cancer, palliative care and chronic intractable pain. - § 21-28-3.20.1. Authority of practitioner to prescribe, administer, and dispense...

Section 21-28-3.21. - Operation of treatment and rehabilitation programs for drug dependent persons. - § 21-28-3.21. Operation of treatment and rehabilitation programs for drug...

Section 21-28-3.22. - Administration, dispensation or use restricted to scope of employment or duty. - § 21-28-3.22. Administration, dispensation or use restricted to scope of...

Section 21-28-3.23. - Advertising controlled substances. - § 21-28-3.23. Advertising controlled substances. No practitioner, manufacturer, or wholesaler...

Section 21-28-3.24. - Examination before use of controlled substances. - § 21-28-3.24. Examination before use of controlled substances. No physician,...

Section 21-28-3.25. - Subpoena powers. - § 21-28-3.25. Subpoena powers. The director of health shall have...

Section 21-28-3.26. - Labeling by manufacturers and wholesalers. - § 21-28-3.26. Labeling by manufacturers and wholesalers. Whenever a manufacturer...

Section 21-28-3.27. - Labeling by dispensing apothecaries. - § 21-28-3.27. Labeling by dispensing apothecaries. Whenever an apothecary sells...

Section 21-28-3.28. - Security requirements generally. - § 21-28-3.28. Security requirements generally. Security requirements for controlled substances...

Section 21-28-3.29. - Repealed. - § 21-28-3.29. Repealed.

Section 21-28-3.30. - Persons exempt from restrictions on possession of controlled substances. - § 21-28-3.30. Persons exempt from restrictions on possession of controlled...

Section 21-28-3.31. - Use of imitation controlled substance in research — Immunity. - § 21-28-3.31. Use of imitation controlled substance in research —...

Section 21-28-3.32. - Electronic prescription database. [Effective until January 1, 2023.] - § 21-28-3.32. Electronic prescription database. [Effective until January 1, 2023.]...

Section 21-28-3.33. - Voluntary non-opiate directive form. - § 21-28-3.33. Voluntary non-opiate directive form. (a) The department shall...

Article IV - Offenses and Penalties

Section 21-28-4.01. - Prohibited acts A — Penalties. [As amended by P.L. 2021, ch. 100, § 1 and P.L. 2021, ch. 101, § 1.] - § 21-28-4.01. Prohibited acts A — Penalties. [As amended by...

Section 21-28-4.01.1. - Certain quantities of controlled substances. - § 21-28-4.01.1. Certain quantities of controlled substances. (a) Except as...

Section 21-28-4.01.2. - Certain quantities of controlled substances. - § 21-28-4.01.2. Certain quantities of controlled substances. (a) Except as...

Section 21-28-4.02. - Prohibited acts B — Penalties. - § 21-28-4.02. Prohibited acts B — Penalties. (a) It shall...

Section 21-28-4.03. - Prohibited acts C — Penalties. - § 21-28-4.03. Prohibited acts C — Penalties. (a) It is...

Section 21-28-4.04. - Sale of hypodermic syringes and needles and retractable hypodermic syringes and needles. - § 21-28-4.04. Sale of hypodermic syringes and needles and retractable...

Section 21-28-4.05. - Prohibited acts E — False representations to obtain controlled substances. - § 21-28-4.05. Prohibited acts E — False representations to obtain...

Section 21-28-4.06. - Prohibited acts F — Places used for unlawful sale, use, or keeping of controlled substances. - § 21-28-4.06. Prohibited acts F — Places used for unlawful...

Section 21-28-4.07. - Distribution to persons under age 18. - § 21-28-4.07. Distribution to persons under age 18. (a) Any...

Section 21-28-4.07.1. - Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools. - § 21-28-4.07.1. Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools. Any...

Section 21-28-4.07.2. - Distribution to individuals without knowledge — Crime of violence. - § 21-28-4.07.2. Distribution to individuals without knowledge — Crime of...

Section 21-28-4.08. - Conspiracy. - § 21-28-4.08. Conspiracy. Any person who conspires to violate any...

Section 21-28-4.09. - General penalty clause. - § 21-28-4.09. General penalty clause. Any person who violates any...

Section 21-28-4.10. - Penalties under other laws. - § 21-28-4.10. Penalties under other laws. Any penalty imposed for...

Section 21-28-4.11. - Second offenses. - § 21-28-4.11. Second offenses. (a) Any person convicted of a...

Section 21-28-4.12. - Bar to prosecution. - § 21-28-4.12. Bar to prosecution. If a violation of this...

Section 21-28-4.13. - Impersonation of health officials — Penalties. - § 21-28-4.13. Impersonation of health officials — Penalties. Every person...

Section 21-28-4.14. - Third or subsequent offenses. - § 21-28-4.14. Third or subsequent offenses. (a) Any person convicted...

Section 21-28-4.15. - Employment of person under age eighteen (18). - § 21-28-4.15. Employment of person under age eighteen (18). (a)...

Section 21-28-4.16. - Crimes against pharmacies. - § 21-28-4.16. Crimes against pharmacies. Any person who: (1) breaks...

Section 21-28-4.16.1. - Larceny of a controlled substance. - § 21-28-4.16.1. Larceny of a controlled substance. Any person who...

Section 21-28-4.16.2. - Tampering with a controlled substance. - § 21-28-4.16.2. Tampering with a controlled substance. Any person who...

Section 21-28-4.17. - Additional assessment. - § 21-28-4.17. Additional assessment. Should any person be convicted of...

Section 21-28-4.17.1. - Assessment for drug education, counseling and treatment. - § 21-28-4.17.1. Assessment for drug education, counseling and treatment. Any...

Section 21-28-4.18. - Prohibited acts by law enforcement officials — Penalties. - § 21-28-4.18. Prohibited acts by law enforcement officials — Penalties....

Section 21-28-4.19. - Reduction of sentence. - § 21-28-4.19. Reduction of sentence. (a) Any sentence of a...

Section 21-28-4.20. - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) — Testing. - § 21-28-4.20. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) — Testing. (a) Any...

Section 21-28-4.21. - Drug testing required. - § 21-28-4.21. Drug testing required. Every person who shall be...

Section 21-28-4.22. - Preparation of summons and related records — Consent and form. - § 21-28-4.22. Preparation of summons and related records — Consent...

Article V - Powers of Enforcement Personnel

Section 21-28-5.01. - Powers of enforcement personnel. - § 21-28-5.01. Powers of enforcement personnel. It is made the...

Section 21-28-5.02. - Administrative inspections. - § 21-28-5.02. Administrative inspections. The director of health may make...

Section 21-28-5.03. - [Reserved.] - § 21-28-5.03. [Reserved.]

Section 21-28-5.04. - Forfeiture of property and money. - § 21-28-5.04. Forfeiture of property and money. (a) Any property,...

Section 21-28-5.04.1. - Criminal forfeiture procedures. - § 21-28-5.04.1. Criminal forfeiture procedures. (a) Any criminal complaint, information,...

Section 21-28-5.04.2. - Civil forfeiture procedure. - § 21-28-5.04.2. Civil forfeiture procedure. (a) In addition to or...

Section 21-28-5.05. - Forfeiture of controlled substances, related materials and other property, equipment and records. - § 21-28-5.05. Forfeiture of controlled substances, related materials and other...

Section 21-28-5.06. - Seizure of contraband. - § 21-28-5.06. Seizure of contraband. All controlled substances, which may...

Section 21-28-5.07. - Disposition of controlled substances. - § 21-28-5.07. Disposition of controlled substances. (a) Any person lawfully...

Section 21-28-5.07.1. - Application for use in other cases. - § 21-28-5.07.1. Application for use in other cases. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 21-28-5.07.2. - Issuance of orders. - § 21-28-5.07.2. Issuance of orders. Upon an application as provided...

Section 21-28-5.07.3. - Disclosure. - § 21-28-5.07.3. Disclosure. Notwithstanding the decision of the justice, any...

Section 21-28-5.07.4. - Control of controlled substance. - § 21-28-5.07.4. Control of controlled substance. (a) Any controlled substance,...

Section 21-28-5.07.5. - Rules and regulations. - § 21-28-5.07.5. Rules and regulations. The attorney general shall promulgate...

Section 21-28-5.08. - Burden of proof. - § 21-28-5.08. Burden of proof. (a) It shall not be...

Section 21-28-5.09. - Revocation of license of persons convicted. - § 21-28-5.09. Revocation of license of persons convicted. On the...

Section 21-28-5.10. - Inspection of records — Information or knowledge obtained confidential. - § 21-28-5.10. Inspection of records — Information or knowledge obtained...

Section 21-28-5.11. - Suspension of license or registration of drug dependent persons. - § 21-28-5.11. Suspension of license or registration of drug dependent...

Section 21-28-5.12. - Appropriations and disbursements. - § 21-28-5.12. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually...

Section 21-28-5.13. - Severability. - § 21-28-5.13. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 21-28-5.14. - Judicial review. - § 21-28-5.14. Judicial review. All final determinations, findings, and conclusions...

Article VI - Miscellaneous

Section 21-28-6.01, 21-28-6.02. - Repealed. - § 21-28-6.01, 21-28-6.02. Repealed.

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Rhode Island General Laws Title 21 - Food and Drugs Chapter 21-28 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Rhode Island General Laws
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 21-28 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act