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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 453.377. Authority to dispense controlled substances

Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A controlled substance may be dispensed by:

1. A registered pharmacist upon a legal prescription from a practitioner or to a pharmacy in a correctional institution upon the written order of the prescribing practitioner in charge.

2. A pharmacy in a correctional institution, in case of emergency, upon a written order signed by the chief medical officer.

3. A practitioner.

4. A registered nurse, when the state, county, city or district health officer has declared a state of emergency.

5. A medical intern in the course of his or her internship.

6. A pharmacy in an institution of the Department of Corrections to a person designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections to administer a lethal injection to a person who has been sentenced to death.

7. A registered pharmacist from an institutional pharmacy, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board.

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