HB 171/a
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AN ACT
RELATING TO PHARMACIES; AMENDING THE PHARMACY ACT TO PROVIDE
FOR CUSTODIAL CARE FACILITIES ACQUIRING AND POSSESSING
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Pharmacy Act is enacted
to read:
"CUSTODIAL CARE FACILITIES--ACQUIRING AND POSSESSING
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.--
A. A licensed custodial care facility that is
authorized to provide medically monitored withdrawal
management that is under the supervision of a consulting
pharmacist and has nursing staff on-site twenty-four hours
per day, three hundred sixty-five days per year, may acquire,
stock, maintain and have in the facility's possession
dangerous drugs, including controlled substances to be used
for withdrawal management purposes, in accordance with board
rules.
B. As used in this section, "controlled substance"
means a drug, substance or immediate precursor enumerated in
Schedules III and V of the Controlled Substances Act."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is January 1, 2026.