2023 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 32 - Professions and Occupations
§ 32-3248.03 - Health professionals; hospitals; dispensing controlled substances; opioids; definition

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AZ Rev Stat § 32-3248.03 (2023)
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32-3248.03. Health professionals; hospitals; dispensing controlled substances; opioids; definition

A. A hospital or a health professional who is working in a hospital that is not within fifty miles of a twenty-four-hour pharmacy, when discharging a patient with an acute illness or injury after regular pharmacy business hours, may dispense a twelve-hour supply of a schedule II controlled substance that is an opioid to the patient.

B. For the purposes of this section, " health professional" means a person who is licensed pursuant to chapter 7, 13, 15, 17 or 25 of this title and who holds a valid United States drug enforcement administration registration number.

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