Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession
Chapter 3 - Dentists
Section XXXIII-320 - Required Inventories

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXIII-320

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The purpose of §320 is to supplement R.S. 37:794, "Dispensing of Controlled Substances; Records."

B. All licensees handling controlled substances in schedules I, II, III, IV, or V shall prepare a complete and accurate inventory of each such substance in his or her possession or under his or her control. All licensees will have records open for inspection by the Department of Health and Hospitals, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Louisiana state Board of Dentistry.

C. This inventory shall list a common or established name of each such controlled substance.

D. If the controlled substances are in dosage unit form, it will fully identify the form (e.g., amphetamine sulfate, 10 mg. tablets), and record the number of dosage units. If the controlled substance is in an ingredient in a powder, crystalline, liquid, bead, or other form, this inventory will fully identify the form (e.g., dextroamphetamine sulfate, elixir, 5 mg. per 5 ml.) and record the amount of each form.

E. This inventory shall be placed on the record separate from other business, professional, or required records. This record shall be prepared, dated, and signed by the dentist under whose control the controlled substances are placed.

F. The record shall be kept for a period of at least two years from the date of preparation. Inventory records shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of §320. F every two years on the anniversary date of the initial inventory. These inventories may coincide with the dentist's regular fiscal inventory, provided that he maintains his records of receipt, distribution, and dispensing in such a manner as to facilitate complete accounting for his or her handling of controlled substance (perpetual inventory control).

G. Any dentist failing to comply with the above conditions shall be deemed to have violated R.S. 37:776(A)(24) and R.S. 37:794.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8).

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