2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 Medicine and Allied Occupations.
Article 5E - North Carolina Controlled Substances Reporting System Act.
90-113.72. Definitions.

90‑113.72. Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) "Commission" means the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services established under Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.

(2) "Controlled substance" means a controlled substance as defined in G.S. 90‑87(5).

(3) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.

(4) "Dispenser" means a person who delivers a Schedule II through V controlled substance to an ultimate user in North Carolina, but does not include any of the following:

a. A licensed hospital or long‑term care pharmacy that dispenses such substances for the purpose of inpatient administration.

b. A person authorized to administer such a substance pursuant to Chapter 90 of the General Statutes.

c. A wholesale distributor of a Schedule II through V controlled substance.

(5) "Ultimate user" means a person who has lawfully obtained, and who possesses, a Schedule II through V controlled substance for the person's own use, for the use of a member of the person's household, or for the use of an animal owned or controlled by the person or by a member of the person's household. (2005‑276, s. 10.36(a).)