North Dakota § 19-03.5-01 Definitions

North Dakota Statutes

§ 19-03.5-01 — Definitions

North Dakota § 19-03.5-01

Title 19Foods, Drugs, Oils, and Compounds

Ch. 19-03.5Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

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N.D. Cent. Code § 19-03.5-01 (2026).

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1."Board" means the state board of pharmacy.

2."Central repository" means a place where electronic data related to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances is collected.

3."Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor defined in section 19-03.1-01 and nonscheduled substances containing gabapentin.

4."De-identified information" means health information that is not individually identifiable information because an expert has made that determination under title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, section 164.514 or direct identifiers and specified demographic information have been removed in accordance with the requirements of that section.

5."Dispense" means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user by or pursuant to the lawful order of a

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1. "Board" means the state board of pharmacy.
2. "Central repository" means a place where electronic data related to the prescribing
and dispensing of controlled substances is collected.
3. "Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor defined in
section 19-03.1-01 and nonscheduled substances containing gabapentin.
4. "De-identified information" means health information that is not individually identifiable
information because an expert has made that determination under title 45, Code of
Federal Regulations, section 164.514 or direct identifiers and specified demographic
information have been removed in accordance with the requirements of that section.
5. "Dispense" means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user by or pursuant
to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing, administering, packaging,
labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for delivery.
6. "Dispenser" means an individual who delivers a controlled substance to the ultimate
user but does not include a licensed hospital pharmacy that provides a controlled
substance for the purpose of inpatient hospital care or a licensed health care
practitioner or other authorized individual in those instances when the practitioner
administers a controlled substance to a patient.
7. "Individually identifiable health information" has the meaning set forth in title 45, Code
of Federal Regulations, section 160.103.
8. "Patient" means an individual or the owner of an animal who is the ultimate user of a
controlled substance for whom a prescription is issued or for whom a controlled
substance is dispensed.
9. "Prescriber" means an individual licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the
jurisdiction in which the individual is practicing to prescribe drugs in the course of
professional practice.
10. "Program" means the prescription drug monitoring program implemented under this
chapter.