Section 3332. Making of official New York state prescriptions for scheduled substances

1.  No  controlled  substance  may  be  prescribed  by  a
  practitioner  except  on an official New York state prescription, and in
  good faith and in the course of his or her professional practice only.
    2. Such prescription shall be prepared on an official New  York  state
  prescription form, written with ink, indelible pencil or, apart from the
  practitioner's signature, typewriter or electronic printer. The original
  must contain the following:
    (a)  the  name,  address,  and  age  of the ultimate user for whom the
  substance is intended, or, if  the  ultimate  user  is  an  animal,  the
  species  of  such animal and the name and address of the owner or person
  having custody of such animal;
    (b) the name, address, Federal registration number, telephone  number,
  and handwritten signature of the prescribing practitioner;
    (c)  specific  directions  for  use,  including but not limited to the
  dosage and frequency of dosage and the maximum daily dosage;
    (d) the date upon which such prescription was actually signed  by  the
  prescribing practitioner.
    3.  No  such  prescription  shall be made for a quantity of controlled
  substances which would exceed a thirty  day  supply  if  the  controlled
  substance  were used in accordance with the directions for use specified
  on the prescription. A practitioner may, however, issue  a  prescription
  for  up  to a three month supply of a controlled substance provided that
  the controlled substance  has  been  prescribed  to  treat  one  of  the
  conditions  that  have  been  enumerated by the commissioner pursuant to
  regulations as warranting the prescribing of greater than a  thirty  day
  supply of a controlled substance and that the practitioner specifies the
  condition  on  the face of the prescription. No additional prescriptions
  for a controlled substance  may  be  issued  by  a  practitioner  to  an
  ultimate  user  within  thirty  days  of  the  date  of any prescription
  previously issued unless and until the ultimate user has  exhausted  all
  but  a  seven  day  supply  of  the controlled substance provided by any
  previously issued prescription. A practitioner  may,  however,  issue  a
  prescription  for  up  to  a six month supply of any substance listed in
  subdivision (h) of Schedule II of section three thousand  three  hundred
  six  of this article provided that such substance has been prescribed to
  treat  one  of  the  conditions  that  have  been  enumerated   by   the
  commissioner  pursuant to regulations as warranting the prescribing of a
  six month supply and that the practitioner specifies  the  condition  on
  the face of the prescription.
    4. The practitioner shall deliver the original to the ultimate user.