Section 90-113.72 - DefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Commission. - The Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services established under Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.(2) Controlled substance. - A controlled substance as defined in G.S. 90-87(5).(3) Department. - The Department of Health and Human Services.(4) Dispenser. - A person who delivers a Schedule II through V controlled substance to an ultimate user in North Carolina, but does not include any of the following: a. A licensed hospital or long-term care pharmacy that dispenses such substances for the purpose of inpatient administration.b. Repealed by Session Laws 2013-152, s. 1, effective January 1, 2014, and applicable to prescriptions delivered on or after that date.c. A wholesale distributor of a Schedule II through V controlled substance.d. A person licensed to practice veterinary medicine pursuant to Article 11 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes.(4a) Pharmacy. - A person or entity holding a valid pharmacy permit pursuant to G.S. 90-85.21 or G.S. 90-85.21A.(5) Ultimate user. - A person who has lawfully obtained, and who possesses, a Schedule II through V controlled substance for the person's own use, for the use of a member of the person's household, or for the use of an animal owned or controlled by the person or by a member of the person's household.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113.72
Amended by 2017 N.C. Sess. Laws 74,s. 9, eff. 6/29/2017.Amended by 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 152,s. 1, eff. 1/1/2014.Added by 2005 N.C. Sess. Laws 276, s. 10.36.(a), eff. 1/1/2006. See 2017 N.C. Sess. Laws 74, s. 15-e.