§ 3342 — Dispensing and administering by institutional dispensers

New York § 3342

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PBH: Public Health
• Title 4: Dispensing to Ultimate Users
• Art. 33: Controlled Substances

Text

§ 3342. Dispensing and administering by institutional dispensers. 1.\nAn institutional dispenser may cause controlled substances to be\nadministered or dispensed for use on its premises or for the immediate\ncare or treatment of a patient lawfully being transferred in an\nemergency situation, as defined by rule or regulation of the\ncommissioner, to an alternative medical facility only pursuant to a\nwritten order by a practitioner for medication. Such orders shall be\nmade and preserved in the manner and form as the commissioner shall, by\nregulation, prescribe.\n * 2. An institutional dispenser may dispense controlled substances for\nuse off its premises only pursuant to a prescription, prepared and filed\nin conformity with this title, provided, however, that, in an emergency\nsituation as defined by rule or regulation of the department, a\npractitioner in a hospital without a full-time pharmacy may dispense\ncontrolled substances to a patient in a hospital emergency room for use\noff the premises of the institutional dispenser for a period not to\nexceed twenty-four hours, unless the federal drug enforcement\nadministration has authorized a longer time period for the purpose of\ninitiating maintenance treatment, detoxification treatment, or both.\n * NB Effective until February 19, 2026\n * 2. An institutional dispenser may dispense controlled substances for\nuse off its premises only pursuant to a prescription, prepared and filed\nin conformity with this title, provided, however, that, in an emergency\nsituation as defined by rule or regulation of the department, a\npractitioner in a hospital without a full-time pharmacy may dispense\ncontrolled substances to a patient in a hospital emergency room for use\noff the premises of the institutional dispenser for a period not to\nexceed twenty-four hours.\n * NB Effective February 19, 2026\n * 2-a. A practitioner in any institutional dispenser may dispense\ncontrolled substances as emergency treatment to a patient for use off\nthe premises of the institutional dispenser as authorized by the federal\ndrug enforcement administration for the purpose of initiating\nmaintenance treatment, detoxification treatment, or both.\n * NB Effective February 19, 2026\n 3. An institutional dispenser shall maintain records of all controlled\nsubstances dispensed and administered in such manner as the commissioner\nshall, by regulation, require.\n