Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 453 - Controlled Substances
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 453.010 - Definitions
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 453.010
Current through February 27, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the State Board of Pharmacy.
2. "Emergency situation," within the meaning of subsection 2 of NRS 453.256 and these regulations, means a situation in which a prescribing practitioner determines that:
(a) Immediate administration of the
controlled substance is necessary for the proper treatment of the
patient;
(b) No appropriate
alternative treatment is available, including administration of a drug which is
not a controlled substance under schedule II of the Uniform Controlled
Substances Act; and
(c) It is not
reasonably possible for the prescribing practitioner to provide a written
prescription to be presented to the person dispensing the substance before he
or she dispenses it.
Bd. of Pharmacy, § 453.010, eff. 6-26-80
NRS 453.221, 453.256, 639.070
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