Section 3342. Dispensing and administering by institutional dispensers  


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  • 1.
      An  institutional  dispenser  may  cause  controlled  substances  to  be
      administered  or  dispensed for use on its premises or for the immediate
      care or  treatment  of  a  patient  lawfully  being  transferred  in  an
      emergency   situation,   as   defined  by  rule  or  regulation  of  the
      commissioner, to an alternative medical  facility  only  pursuant  to  a
      written  order  by  a practitioner for medication.  Such orders shall be
      made and preserved in the manner and form as the commissioner shall,  by
      regulation, prescribe.
        2.  An  institutional dispenser may dispense controlled substances for
      use off its premises only pursuant to a prescription, prepared and filed
      in conformity with this title, provided, however, that, in an  emergency
      situation  as  defined  by  rule  or  regulation  of  the  department, a
      practitioner in a hospital without a  full-time  pharmacy  may  dispense
      controlled  substances to a patient in a hospital emergency room for use
      off the premises of the institutional dispenser  for  a  period  not  to
      exceed twenty-four hours.
        3. An institutional dispenser shall maintain records of all controlled
      substances dispensed and administered in such manner as the commissioner
      shall, by regulation, require.