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45 | 38 | | AS INTRODUCED |
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47 | 40 | | An Act relating to the Uniform Controlled Dangerous |
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48 | 41 | | Substances Act; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 2 -101, |
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49 | 42 | | as last amended by Section 1, Cha pter 101, O.S.L. |
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50 | 43 | | 2020 (63 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 2 -101), which |
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51 | 44 | | relates to definitions; defining term; modifying |
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52 | 45 | | definitions; amending 63 O.S. 2011, Section 2 -101.1, |
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53 | 46 | | which relates to drug paraphernalia; providing |
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54 | 47 | | exception; authorizing certain entities to engage in |
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55 | 48 | | harm-reduction services; requiring registration with |
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56 | 49 | | the State Department of Health; providing for certain |
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57 | 50 | | allowable activities for specified period of time ; |
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58 | 51 | | providing reporting requirements; directing |
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59 | 52 | | promulgation of rules; providing for codifi cation; |
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60 | 53 | | and declaring an emergency . |
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67 | 60 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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68 | 61 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 2 -101, as |
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69 | 62 | | last amended by Section 1, Chapter 101, O.S.L. 2020 (63 O.S. Supp. |
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70 | 63 | | 2020, Section 2-101), is amended to read as follows: |
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102 | 94 | | any other means, to the body of a patient, animal or research |
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103 | 95 | | subject by: |
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104 | 96 | | a. a practitioner (or, in the presence of the |
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105 | 97 | | practitioner, by the authorized agent of the |
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106 | 98 | | practitioner), or |
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107 | 99 | | b. the patient or research subject at the direction and |
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108 | 100 | | in the presence of t he practitioner; |
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109 | 101 | | 2. "Agent" means a peace officer appointed by and who acts on |
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110 | 102 | | behalf of the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and |
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111 | 103 | | Dangerous Drugs Control or an authorized person who acts on behalf |
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112 | 104 | | of or at the direction of a person who m anufactures, distributes, |
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113 | 105 | | dispenses, prescribes, administers or uses for scientific purposes |
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114 | 106 | | controlled dangerous substances but does not include a common or |
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115 | 107 | | contract carrier, public warehouser or employee thereof, or a person |
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116 | 108 | | required to register under th e Uniform Controlled Dangerous |
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117 | 109 | | Substances Act; |
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118 | 110 | | 3. "Board" means the Advisory Board to the Director of the |
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119 | 111 | | Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control; |
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120 | 112 | | 4. "Bureau" means the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and |
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121 | 113 | | Dangerous Drugs Control ; |
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153 | 144 | | 6. "Commissioner" or "Director" means the Director of the |
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154 | 145 | | Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control; |
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155 | 146 | | 7. "Control" means to add, remove or change the placement of a |
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156 | 147 | | drug, substance or immediate precursor under the Uniform Controlled |
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157 | 148 | | Dangerous Substances Act; |
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158 | 149 | | 8. "Controlled dangerous subs tance" means a drug, substance or |
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159 | 150 | | immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of the Uniform |
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160 | 151 | | Controlled Dangerous Substances Act or any drug, substance or |
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161 | 152 | | immediate precursor listed either temporarily or permanently as a |
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162 | 153 | | federally controlled substance. A ny conflict between state and |
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163 | 154 | | federal law with regard to the particular schedule in which a |
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164 | 155 | | substance is listed shall be resolved in favor of state law; |
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165 | 156 | | 9. "Counterfeit substance " means a controlled substance which, |
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166 | 157 | | or the container or labeling of which w ithout authorization, bears |
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167 | 158 | | the trademark, trade name or other identifying marks, imprint, |
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168 | 159 | | number or device or any likeness thereof of a manufacturer, |
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169 | 160 | | distributor or dispenser other than the person who in fact |
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170 | 161 | | manufactured, distributed or dispensed the sub stance; |
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171 | 162 | | 10. "Deliver" or "delivery" means the actual, constructive or |
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172 | 163 | | attempted transfer from one person to another of a controlled |
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204 | 194 | | pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the |
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205 | 195 | | prescribing, administering, packaging, labeling or compounding |
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206 | 196 | | necessary to prepare the substance for such d istribution. |
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207 | 197 | | "Dispenser" is a practitioner who delivers a controlled dangerous |
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208 | 198 | | substance to an ultimate user or human research subject; |
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209 | 199 | | 12. "Distribute" means to deliver other than by administering |
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210 | 200 | | or dispensing a controlled dangerous substance; |
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211 | 201 | | 13. "Distributor" means a commercial entity engaged in the |
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212 | 202 | | distribution or reverse distribution of narcotics and dangerous |
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213 | 203 | | drugs and who complies with all regulations promulgated by the |
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214 | 204 | | federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Oklahoma State |
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215 | 205 | | Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control; |
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216 | 206 | | 14. "Drug" means articles: |
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217 | 207 | | a. recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia |
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218 | 208 | | Pharmacopeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of |
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219 | 209 | | the United States, or official National Formulary, or |
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220 | 210 | | any supplement to any of them , |
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221 | 211 | | b. intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, |
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222 | 212 | | treatment or prevention of disease in man or other |
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223 | 213 | | animals, |
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255 | 244 | | provided, however, the term "drug" does not include devices or their |
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256 | 245 | | components, parts or accessories; |
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257 | 246 | | 15. "Drug-dependent person" means a person who is using a |
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258 | 247 | | controlled dangerous substance and who is i n a state of psychic or |
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259 | 248 | | physical dependence, or both, arising from administration of that |
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260 | 249 | | controlled dangerous substance on a continuous basis. Drug |
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261 | 250 | | dependence is characterized by behavioral and other responses which |
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262 | 251 | | include a strong compulsion to take th e substance on a continuous |
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263 | 252 | | basis in order to experience its psychic effects, or to avoid the |
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264 | 253 | | discomfort of its absence; |
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265 | 254 | | 16. "Harm-reduction services" means programs established to: |
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266 | 255 | | a. reduce the spread of infectious diseases related to |
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267 | 256 | | injection drug use, |
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268 | 257 | | b. reduce drug dependency, overdose deaths, and |
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269 | 258 | | associated complications, and |
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270 | 259 | | c. increase safe recovery and disposal of used syringes |
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271 | 260 | | and sharp waste; |
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272 | 261 | | 17. "Home care agency" means any sole proprietorship, |
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273 | 262 | | partnership, association, corporation, or other organization which |
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274 | 263 | | administers, offers, or provides home care services, for a fee or |
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306 | 294 | | 18. 19. "Hospice" means a centrally administered, nonprofit or |
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307 | 295 | | profit, medically directed, nurse -coordinated program which provides |
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308 | 296 | | a continuum of home and inpatient care for the terminally ill |
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309 | 297 | | patient and the patie nt's family. Such term shall also include a |
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310 | 298 | | centrally administered, nonprofit or profit, medically directed, |
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311 | 299 | | nurse-coordinated program if such program is licensed pursuant to |
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312 | 300 | | the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. |
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313 | 301 | | A hospice program offers palliative and supportive care to meet the |
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314 | 302 | | special needs arising out of the physical, emotional and spiritual |
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315 | 303 | | stresses which are experienced during the final stages of illness |
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316 | 304 | | and during dying and bereavement. This care is available twenty - |
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317 | 305 | | four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, and is provided on the |
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318 | 306 | | basis of need, regardless of ability to pay. "Class A" Hospice |
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319 | 307 | | refers to Medicare certified hospices. "Class B" refers to all |
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320 | 308 | | other providers of hospice services; |
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321 | 309 | | 19. 20. "Imitation controlled substance" means a substance that |
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322 | 310 | | is not a controlled dangerous substance, which by dosage unit |
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323 | 311 | | appearance, color, shape, size, markings or by representations made, |
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324 | 312 | | would lead a reasonable person to believe that the substance is a |
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325 | 313 | | controlled dangerous substance. In the event the appearance of the |
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357 | 344 | | in determining whether the substance is an "imitation controlled |
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358 | 345 | | substance": |
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359 | 346 | | a. statements made by an owner or by any other person in |
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360 | 347 | | control of the substance concerning the nature of the |
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361 | 348 | | substance, or its use or effect, |
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362 | 349 | | b. statements made to the recipient that the substance |
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363 | 350 | | may be resold for inordinate profit, |
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364 | 351 | | c. whether the substance is packaged in a manner normally |
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365 | 352 | | used for illicit controlled substances, |
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366 | 353 | | d. evasive tactics or actions utilized by the owner or |
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367 | 354 | | person in control of the substance to avoid detection |
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368 | 355 | | by law enforcement authorities, |
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369 | 356 | | e. prior convictions, if any, of an owner, or any other |
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370 | 357 | | person in control of the object substance, under state |
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371 | 358 | | or federal law related to controlled substances or |
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372 | 359 | | fraud, and |
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373 | 360 | | f. the proximity of the substances to controlled |
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374 | 361 | | dangerous substances; |
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375 | 362 | | 20. 21. "Immediate precursor" means a substance which the |
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376 | 363 | | Director has found to be and by regulation designates as being the |
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407 | 393 | | control of which is necessary to prevent, curtail or limit such |
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408 | 394 | | manufacture; |
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409 | 395 | | 21. 22. "Laboratory" means a laboratory approved by the |
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410 | 396 | | Director as proper to be entrusted with the custody of controlled |
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411 | 397 | | dangerous substances and the use of controlled dangerous substances |
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412 | 398 | | for scientific and medical purposes and for purposes of instruction; |
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413 | 399 | | 22. 23. "Manufacture" means the production, preparation, |
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414 | 400 | | propagation, compounding or processing of a controlled dangerous |
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415 | 401 | | substance, either directly or indirectly by extraction from |
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416 | 402 | | substances of natural or synthetic origin, or independently by means |
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417 | 403 | | of chemical synthesis or by a c ombination of extraction and chemical |
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418 | 404 | | synthesis. "Manufacturer" includes any person who packages, |
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419 | 405 | | repackages or labels any container of any controlled dangerous |
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420 | 406 | | substance, except practitioners who dispense or compound |
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421 | 407 | | prescription orders for delivery to t he ultimate consumer; |
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422 | 408 | | 23. 24. "Marijuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis |
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423 | 409 | | sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin |
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424 | 410 | | extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, |
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425 | 411 | | manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparatio n of such plant, |
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426 | 412 | | its seeds or resin, but shall not include: |
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456 | 441 | | b. oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, |
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457 | 442 | | including cannabidiol derived from the seeds of the |
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458 | 443 | | marijuana plant, |
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459 | 444 | | c. any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, |
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460 | 445 | | mixture or preparation of such mature stalks (except |
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461 | 446 | | the resin extracted therefrom), including cannabidiol |
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462 | 447 | | derived from mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake, |
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463 | 448 | | d. the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapab le |
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464 | 449 | | of germination, |
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465 | 450 | | e. for any person participating in a clinical trial to |
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466 | 451 | | administer cannabidiol for the treatment of severe |
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467 | 452 | | forms of epilepsy pursuant to Section 2 -802 of this |
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468 | 453 | | title, a drug or substance approved by the federal |
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469 | 454 | | Food and Drug Administration for use by those |
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470 | 455 | | participants, |
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471 | 456 | | f. for any person or the parents, legal guardians or |
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472 | 457 | | caretakers of the person who have received a written |
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473 | 458 | | certification from a physician licensed in this state |
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474 | 459 | | that the person has been diagnosed by a physician as |
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475 | 460 | | having Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome, also |
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476 | 461 | | known as Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy, or any |
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477 | 462 | | other severe form of epilepsy that is not adequately |
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507 | 491 | | intractable nausea and vomiting, appetite stimulation |
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508 | 492 | | with chronic wasting diseases, the substance |
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509 | 493 | | cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid, found in |
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510 | 494 | | the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any other preparation |
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511 | 495 | | thereof, that has a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration |
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512 | 496 | | of not more than three -tenths of one percent (0.3%) |
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513 | 497 | | and that is delivered to the patient in the form of a |
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514 | 498 | | liquid, |
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515 | 499 | | g. any cannabidiol drug or substance approved by the |
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516 | 500 | | federal Food and Drug Administration-approved |
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517 | 501 | | cannabidiol drug or substance , or |
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518 | 502 | | h. industrial hemp, from the plant Cannabis sativa L. and |
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519 | 503 | | any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a |
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520 | 504 | | delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more |
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521 | 505 | | than three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry |
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522 | 506 | | weight basis which shall only be grown pursuant to the |
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523 | 507 | | Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Program and may be shipped |
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524 | 508 | | intrastate and interstate; |
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525 | 509 | | 24. 25. "Medical purpose" means an intention to utilize a |
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526 | 510 | | controlled dangerous substance for physical or mental treatment, for |
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527 | 511 | | diagnosis, or for the prevention of a dise ase condition not in |
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557 | 540 | | 25. 26. "Mid-level practitioner" means an Advanced Practice |
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558 | 541 | | Registered Nurse as defined and within p arameters specified in |
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559 | 542 | | Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a certified |
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560 | 543 | | animal euthanasia technician as defined in Section 698.2 of Title 59 |
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561 | 544 | | of the Oklahoma Statutes, or an animal control officer registered by |
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562 | 545 | | the Oklahoma State Bureau o f Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control |
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563 | 546 | | under subsection B of Section 2 -301 of this title within the |
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564 | 547 | | parameters of such officer 's duty under Sections 501 through 508 of |
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565 | 548 | | Title 4 of the Oklahoma Statutes; |
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566 | 549 | | 26. 27. "Narcotic drug" means any of the following, whether |
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567 | 550 | | produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of |
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568 | 551 | | vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, |
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569 | 552 | | or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis: |
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570 | 553 | | a. opium, coca leaves and opiates, |
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571 | 554 | | b. a compound, manufact ure, salt, derivative or |
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572 | 555 | | preparation of opium, coca leaves or opiates, |
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573 | 556 | | c. cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and |
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574 | 557 | | salts of isomers, |
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575 | 558 | | d. ecgonine, its derivatives, their salts, isomers and |
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576 | 559 | | salts of isomers, and |
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577 | 560 | | e. a substance, and any compound , manufacture, salt, |
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578 | 561 | | derivative or preparation thereof, which is chemically |
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608 | 590 | | that the words "narcotic drug" as used in Section 2 - |
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609 | 591 | | 101 et seq. of this titl e shall not include |
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610 | 592 | | decocainized coca leaves or extracts of coca leaves, |
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611 | 593 | | which extracts do not contain cocaine or ecgonine; |
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612 | 594 | | 27. 28. "Opiate" or "opioid" means any Schedule II, III, IV or |
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613 | 595 | | V substance having an addiction -forming or addiction -sustaining |
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614 | 596 | | liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a |
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615 | 597 | | drug having such addiction -forming or addiction -sustaining |
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616 | 598 | | liability. The terms do not include, unless specifically designated |
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617 | 599 | | as controlled under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, |
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618 | 600 | | the dextrorotatory isomer of 3 -methoxy-n-methyl-morphinan and its |
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619 | 601 | | salts (dextromethorphan). The terms do include the racemic and |
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620 | 602 | | levorotatory forms; |
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621 | 603 | | 28. 29. "Opium poppy" means the plant of the species Papaver |
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622 | 604 | | somniferum L., except the seeds thereof ; |
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623 | 605 | | 29. 30. "Peace officer" means a police officer, sheriff, deputy |
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624 | 606 | | sheriff, district attorney 's investigator, investigator from the |
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625 | 607 | | Office of the Attorney General, or any other person elected or |
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626 | 608 | | appointed by law to enforce any of the criminal laws of this state |
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627 | 609 | | or of the United States; |
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658 | 639 | | 31. 32. "Poppy straw" means all parts, except the seeds, of the |
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659 | 640 | | opium poppy, after mowing; |
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660 | 641 | | 32. 33. "Practitioner" means: |
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661 | 642 | | a. (1) a medical doctor or osteopathic physician, |
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662 | 643 | | (2) a dentist, |
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663 | 644 | | (3) a podiatrist, |
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664 | 645 | | (4) an optometrist, |
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665 | 646 | | (5) a veterinarian, |
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666 | 647 | | (6) a physician assistant or Advanced Practice |
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667 | 648 | | Registered Nurse under the supervision of a |
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668 | 649 | | licensed medical doctor or osteopathic physician, |
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669 | 650 | | (7) a scientific investigator, or |
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670 | 651 | | (8) any other person, |
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671 | 652 | | licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to |
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672 | 653 | | prescribe, distribute, dispense, conduct research with |
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673 | 654 | | respect to, use for scientific purposes or administer |
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674 | 655 | | a controlled dangerous substance in the course of |
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675 | 656 | | professional practice or research in this state, or |
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676 | 657 | | b. a pharmacy, hospital, laboratory or other institution |
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677 | 658 | | licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to |
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678 | 659 | | distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect |
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709 | 689 | | 33. 34. "Production" includes the manufacture, planting, |
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710 | 690 | | cultivation, growing or harvesting of a controlled dangerous |
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711 | 691 | | substance; |
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712 | 692 | | 34. 35. "State" means the State of Oklahoma or any other state |
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713 | 693 | | of the United States; |
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714 | 694 | | 35. 36. "Ultimate user" means a person who lawfully possesses a |
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715 | 695 | | controlled dangerous substance for the person's own use or for the |
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716 | 696 | | use of a member of the person 's household or for administration to |
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717 | 697 | | an animal owned by the person or by a member of the person 's |
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718 | 698 | | household; |
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719 | 699 | | 36. 37. "Drug paraphernalia" means all equipment, products and |
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720 | 700 | | materials of any kin d which are used, intended for use, or fashioned |
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721 | 701 | | specifically for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, |
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722 | 702 | | harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, |
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723 | 703 | | processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, |
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724 | 704 | | storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or |
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725 | 705 | | otherwise introducing into the human body, a controlled dangerous |
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726 | 706 | | substance in violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous |
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727 | 707 | | Substances Act including, but not limited to: |
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728 | 708 | | a. kits used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically |
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729 | 709 | | for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing |
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760 | 739 | | b. kits used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically |
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761 | 740 | | for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, |
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762 | 741 | | producing, processing or preparing controlled |
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763 | 742 | | dangerous substances, |
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764 | 743 | | c. isomerization devices used, intended for use, or |
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765 | 744 | | fashioned specifically for use in increasing the |
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766 | 745 | | potency of any species of plant which is a controlled |
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767 | 746 | | dangerous substance, |
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768 | 747 | | d. testing equipment used, intended for use, or fashioned |
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769 | 748 | | specifically for use in identifying, or in analyzing |
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770 | 749 | | the strength, effectiveness or purity of controlled |
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771 | 750 | | dangerous substances, |
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772 | 751 | | e. scales and balances used, intended for use, or |
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773 | 752 | | fashioned specifically for use in weighing or |
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774 | 753 | | measuring controlled dangerous substances, |
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775 | 754 | | f. diluents and adulterants, such as quinine |
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776 | 755 | | hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose and |
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777 | 756 | | lactose, used, intended f or use, or fashioned |
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778 | 757 | | specifically for use in cutting controlled dangerous |
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779 | 758 | | substances, |
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811 | 789 | | h. blenders, bowls, containers, spoons and mixing devices |
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812 | 790 | | used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically for |
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813 | 791 | | use in compounding controlled dangerous substances, |
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814 | 792 | | i. capsules, balloons, envelopes and other containers |
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815 | 793 | | used, intended for use, or fashioned specifically for |
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816 | 794 | | use in packaging small quantities of controlled |
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817 | 795 | | dangerous substances, |
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818 | 796 | | j. containers and other objects used, intended for use, |
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819 | 797 | | or fashioned specifically for use in parenterally |
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820 | 798 | | injecting controlled dangerous substances into the |
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821 | 799 | | human body, |
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822 | 800 | | k. hypodermic syringes, needles and other objects used, |
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823 | 801 | | intended for use, or fashioned specifically for use in |
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824 | 802 | | parenterally injecting controlled dangerous substances |
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825 | 803 | | into the human body except as authorized by Section 3 |
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826 | 804 | | of this act, |
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827 | 805 | | l. objects used, intended for use, or fashioned |
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828 | 806 | | specifically for use in ingesting, inhaling or |
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829 | 807 | | otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish or |
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830 | 808 | | hashish oil into the human body, such as: |
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862 | 839 | | (3) carburetion tubes and devices, |
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863 | 840 | | (4) smoking and carburetion masks, |
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864 | 841 | | (5) roach clips, meaning objects used to hold burning |
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865 | 842 | | material, such as a marijuana cigarette, that has |
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866 | 843 | | become too small or too short to be held in the |
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867 | 844 | | hand, |
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868 | 845 | | (6) miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials, |
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869 | 846 | | (7) chamber pipes, |
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870 | 847 | | (8) carburetor pipes, |
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871 | 848 | | (9) electric pipes, |
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872 | 849 | | (10) air-driven pipes, |
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873 | 850 | | (11) chillums, |
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874 | 851 | | (12) bongs, or |
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875 | 852 | | (13) ice pipes or chillers, |
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876 | 853 | | m. all hidden or novelty pipes, and |
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877 | 854 | | n. any pipe that has a tobacco bowl or chamber of less |
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878 | 855 | | than one-half (1/2) inch in diameter in which there is |
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879 | 856 | | any detectable residue of any controlled dangerous |
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880 | 857 | | substance as defined in this section or any other |
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881 | 858 | | substances not legal fo r possession or use; |
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913 | 889 | | is found or pipes designed and used solely for smoking tobacco, |
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914 | 890 | | traditional pipes of an American Indian tribal religious ceremony, |
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915 | 891 | | or antique pipes that are thirty (30) years of age or older; |
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916 | 892 | | 37. |
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917 | 893 | | 38. a. "Synthetic controlled substance" means a substance: |
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918 | 894 | | (1) the chemical structure of which is substantially |
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919 | 895 | | similar to the chemical structure of a controlled |
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920 | 896 | | dangerous substance in Schedule I or II, |
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921 | 897 | | (2) which has a stimulant, depressant, or |
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922 | 898 | | hallucinogenic effect on the centra l nervous |
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923 | 899 | | system that is substantially similar to or |
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924 | 900 | | greater than the stimulant, depressant or |
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925 | 901 | | hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous |
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926 | 902 | | system of a controlled dangerous substance in |
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927 | 903 | | Schedule I or II, or |
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928 | 904 | | (3) with respect to a particular person, which su ch |
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929 | 905 | | person represents or intends to have a stimulant, |
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930 | 906 | | depressant, or hallucinogenic effect on the |
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931 | 907 | | central nervous system that is substantially |
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932 | 908 | | similar to or greater than the stimulant, |
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963 | 938 | | b. The designation of gamma butyrolactone or any other |
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964 | 939 | | chemical as a precursor, pursuant to Section 2 -322 of |
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965 | 940 | | this title, does not preclude a finding pursuant to |
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966 | 941 | | subparagraph a of this paragraph that the c hemical is |
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967 | 942 | | a synthetic controlled substance. |
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968 | 943 | | c. "Synthetic controlled substance " does not include: |
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969 | 944 | | (1) a controlled dangerous substance, |
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970 | 945 | | (2) any substance for which there is an approved new |
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971 | 946 | | drug application, |
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972 | 947 | | (3) with respect to a particular person any |
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973 | 948 | | substance, if an exemption is in effect for |
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974 | 949 | | investigational use, for that person under the |
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975 | 950 | | provisions of Section 505 of the Federal Food, |
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976 | 951 | | Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title 21 of the United |
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977 | 952 | | States Code, Section 355, to the extent conduct |
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978 | 953 | | with respect to such substan ce is pursuant to |
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979 | 954 | | such exemption, or |
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980 | 955 | | (4) any substance to the extent not intended for |
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981 | 956 | | human consumption before such an exemption takes |
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982 | 957 | | effect with respect to that substance. |
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1013 | 987 | | rebuttable presumption that the substance is a |
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1014 | 988 | | synthetic controlled substance; |
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1015 | 989 | | 38. 39. "Tetrahydrocannabinols " means all substances that have |
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1016 | 990 | | been chemically synthesized to emulat e the tetrahydrocannabinols of |
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1017 | 991 | | marijuana; |
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1018 | 992 | | 39. 40. "Isomer" means the optical isomer, except as used in |
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1019 | 993 | | subsections C and F of Section 2 -204 of this title and paragraph 4 |
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1020 | 994 | | of subsection A of Section 2 -206 of this title. As used in |
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1021 | 995 | | subsections C and F of Se ction 2-204 of this title, "isomer" means |
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1022 | 996 | | the optical, positional or geometric isomer. As used in paragraph 4 |
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1023 | 997 | | of subsection A of Section 2 -206 of this title, the term "isomer" |
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1024 | 998 | | means the optical or geometric isomer; |
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1025 | 999 | | 40. 41. "Hazardous materials" means materials, whether solid, |
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1026 | 1000 | | liquid or gas, which are toxic to human, animal, aquatic or plant |
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1027 | 1001 | | life, and the disposal of which materials is controlled by state or |
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1028 | 1002 | | federal guidelines; |
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1029 | 1003 | | 41. 42. "Anhydrous ammonia" means any substance that exhibits |
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1030 | 1004 | | cryogenic evaporative behavior and tests positive for ammonia; |
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1031 | 1005 | | 42. 43. "Acute pain" means pain, whether resulting from |
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1032 | 1006 | | disease, accidental or intentional trauma or other cause, that the |
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1033 | 1007 | | practitioner reasonably expects to last only a short period of time. |
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1064 | 1037 | | 43. 44. "Chronic pain" means pain that persists beyond the |
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1065 | 1038 | | usual course of an acute disease or hea ling of an injury. "Chronic |
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1066 | 1039 | | pain" may or may not be associated with an acute or chronic |
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1067 | 1040 | | pathologic process that causes continuous or intermittent pain over |
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1068 | 1041 | | months or years; |
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1069 | 1042 | | 44. 45. "Initial prescription " means a prescription issued to a |
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1070 | 1043 | | patient who: |
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1071 | 1044 | | a. has never not previously been issued a prescription |
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1072 | 1045 | | for the drug or its pharmaceutical equivalent in the |
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1073 | 1046 | | past year, or |
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1074 | 1047 | | b. requires a prescription for the drug or its |
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1075 | 1048 | | pharmaceutical equivalent due to a surgical procedure |
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1076 | 1049 | | or new acute event and has previously had a |
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1077 | 1050 | | prescription for the drug or its pharmaceutical |
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1078 | 1051 | | equivalent within the past year. |
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1079 | 1052 | | When determining whether a patient was previously issued a |
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1080 | 1053 | | prescription for a drug or its pharmaceutical equivalent, the |
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1081 | 1054 | | practitioner shall consult with the patient and review the medical |
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1082 | 1055 | | record and prescription monitoring information of the patient; |
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1083 | 1056 | | 45. 46. "Patient-provider agreement" means a written contract |
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1084 | 1057 | | or agreement that is executed between a practitioner and a patient, |
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1114 | 1086 | | a. explain the possible risk of development of physical |
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1115 | 1087 | | or psychological dependence in the patient and prevent |
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1116 | 1088 | | the possible development of addiction, |
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1117 | 1089 | | b. document the understanding of both the practitioner |
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1118 | 1090 | | and the patient regarding the patient -provider |
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1119 | 1091 | | agreement of the patient, |
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1120 | 1092 | | c. establish the rights of the patient in association |
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1121 | 1093 | | with treatment and the obligations of the patient in |
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1122 | 1094 | | relation to the responsible use, discontinuation of |
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1123 | 1095 | | use, and storage of opioi d drugs, including any |
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1124 | 1096 | | restrictions on the refill of prescriptions or the |
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1125 | 1097 | | acceptance of opioid prescriptions from practitioners, |
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1126 | 1098 | | d. identify the specific medications and other modes of |
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1127 | 1099 | | treatment, including physical therapy or exercise, |
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1128 | 1100 | | relaxation or psycho logical counseling, that are |
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1129 | 1101 | | included as a part of the patient -provider agreement, |
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1130 | 1102 | | e. specify the measures the practitioner may employ to |
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1131 | 1103 | | monitor the compliance of the patient including, but |
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1132 | 1104 | | not limited to, random specimen screens and pill |
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1133 | 1105 | | counts, and |
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1134 | 1106 | | f. delineate the process for terminating the agreement, |
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1135 | 1107 | | including the consequences if the practitioner has |
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1165 | 1136 | | "consent items" shall constitute a valid, infor med |
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1166 | 1137 | | consent for opioid therapy. The practitioner shall be |
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1167 | 1138 | | held harmless from civil litigation for failure to |
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1168 | 1139 | | treat pain if the event occurs because of nonadherence |
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1169 | 1140 | | by the patient with any of the provisions of the |
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1170 | 1141 | | patient-provider agreement; |
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1171 | 1142 | | 46. 47. "Serious illness" means a medical illness or physical |
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1172 | 1143 | | injury or condition that substantially affects quality of life for |
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1173 | 1144 | | more than a short period of time. "Serious illness" includes, but |
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1174 | 1145 | | is not limited to, Alzheimer 's disease or related dementias, lung |
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1175 | 1146 | | disease, cancer, heart failure, renal failure, liver failure or |
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1176 | 1147 | | chronic, unremitting or intractable pain such as neuropathic pain; |
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1177 | 1148 | | and |
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1178 | 1149 | | 47. 48. "Surgical procedure" means a procedure that is |
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1179 | 1150 | | performed for the purpose of structurally altering the human body by |
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1180 | 1151 | | incision or destruction of tissues as part of the practice of |
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1181 | 1152 | | medicine. This term includes the diagnostic or therapeutic |
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1182 | 1153 | | treatment of conditions or disease processes by use of instruments |
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1183 | 1154 | | such as lasers, ultrasound, ionizing, radiation, scalpels, probes or |
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1184 | 1155 | | needles that cause localized alteration or transportation of live |
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1185 | 1156 | | human tissue by cutting, burning, vaporizing, freezing, suturing, |
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1186 | 1157 | | probing or manipulating by closed reduction for major dislocations |
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1216 | 1186 | | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2011, Section 2 -101.1, is |
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1217 | 1187 | | amended to read as follows: |
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1218 | 1188 | | Section 2-101.1 In determining whether an object is "drug |
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1219 | 1189 | | paraphernalia", a court or jury shall consider, in addition to all |
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1220 | 1190 | | other logically relevant factors, the following: |
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1221 | 1191 | | 1. Statements by an owner or by anyone in control of the object |
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1222 | 1192 | | concerning its use; |
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1223 | 1193 | | 2. The proximity of the object, in time and space, to a direct |
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1224 | 1194 | | violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act; |
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1225 | 1195 | | 3. The proximity of the object to controlled dangerous |
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1226 | 1196 | | substances; |
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1227 | 1197 | | 4. The existence of any residue of controlled dangerous |
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1228 | 1198 | | substances on the object; |
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1229 | 1199 | | 5. Direct or circumstantial evidence of the intent of an owner, |
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1230 | 1200 | | or of anyone in control of the object, to deliver it to any person |
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1231 | 1201 | | who intends to use the object to facilitate a violation of the |
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1232 | 1202 | | Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act. The innocence of an |
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1233 | 1203 | | owner, or of anyone in control of the object, as to a direct |
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1234 | 1204 | | violation of this act shall not prevent a finding that the object is |
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1235 | 1205 | | intended for use, or fashioned specifically for use, as drug |
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1236 | 1206 | | paraphernalia; |
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1267 | 1236 | | 7. Descriptive materials accompanying the object which explain |
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1268 | 1237 | | or depict its use as an object for the consumption of controlled |
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1269 | 1238 | | dangerous substances; |
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1270 | 1239 | | 8. The manner in which the object is displayed for sale; |
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1271 | 1240 | | 9. Whether the owner, or anyone in control of the object, is a |
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1272 | 1241 | | legitimate supplier of like or related items to the community, such |
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1273 | 1242 | | as a licensed distributor or dealer of tobacco products; |
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1274 | 1243 | | 10. Direct or circumstantial evidence of t he ratio of sales of |
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1275 | 1244 | | the object or objects to the total sales of the business enterprise; |
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1276 | 1245 | | 11. The existence and scope of legitimate uses for the object |
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1277 | 1246 | | in the community; and |
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1278 | 1247 | | 12. Expert testimony concerning its use. |
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1279 | 1248 | | Provided, nothing in this section shall apply to objects in the |
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1280 | 1249 | | possession of harm-reduction services providers as authorized by |
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1281 | 1250 | | Section 3 of this act. |
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1282 | 1251 | | SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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1283 | 1252 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-1101 of Title 63, unless there |
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1284 | 1253 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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1285 | 1254 | | A. Until July 1, 2026, the following are hereby authorized to |
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1286 | 1255 | | engage in harm-reduction services: |
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1318 | 1286 | | 2. Religious institutions or churches; |
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1319 | 1287 | | 3. Nonprofit organizations; |
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1320 | 1288 | | 4. For-profit companies; |
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1321 | 1289 | | 5. Nongovernment entities partnering with a government agency; |
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1322 | 1290 | | and |
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1323 | 1291 | | 6. Tribal governments. |
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1324 | 1292 | | B. Those offering harm-reduction services shall register with |
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1325 | 1293 | | the State Department of Health and may engage in the following |
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1326 | 1294 | | activities in order to reduce the use of drugs, prevent outbr eaks of |
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1327 | 1295 | | infectious diseases, and reduce morbidity among people who use |
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1328 | 1296 | | injection drugs: |
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1329 | 1297 | | 1. Offer referrals and resources to treat substance use |
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1330 | 1298 | | disorders; |
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1331 | 1299 | | 2. Provide education on the risk of transmission of infectious |
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1332 | 1300 | | diseases, including human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV) and viral |
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1333 | 1301 | | hepatitis; |
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1334 | 1302 | | 3. Rapid testing for HIV, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted |
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1335 | 1303 | | infections (STIs); |
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1336 | 1304 | | 4. Referrals for medical and mental health services; |
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1337 | 1305 | | 5. Collect used hypodermic needles for safe disposal ; |
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1367 | 1334 | | 7. Rapid substance-testing products used, intended for use, or |
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1368 | 1335 | | fashioned specifically for use in identi fying or analyzing the |
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1369 | 1336 | | potency or toxicity of unknown substances. |
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1370 | 1337 | | C. Registered providers of harm -reduction services shall report |
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1371 | 1338 | | at least quarterly to the State Department of Health: |
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1372 | 1339 | | 1. The number of clients served, including basic demographic |
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1373 | 1340 | | information; |
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1374 | 1341 | | 2. Number and type of referrals provided; |
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1375 | 1342 | | 3. Number of syringes, tes t kits, and antagonists distributed; |
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1376 | 1343 | | 4. Number of used syringes collected; and |
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1377 | 1344 | | 5. Number of rapid HIV and viral hepatitis tests performed, |
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1378 | 1345 | | including the number of reactive test results. |
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1379 | 1346 | | D. The State Department of Health shall promulgate rules for |
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1380 | 1347 | | the implementation of this section. |
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1381 | 1348 | | SECTION 4. It being immediately necessary for the preservation |
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1382 | 1349 | | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby |
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1383 | 1350 | | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and |
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1384 | 1351 | | be in full force from and after its passage and approval. |
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1385 | 1352 | | |
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