Minnesota Laws

Direct Dispensing of Controlled Substances Laws

Question:

Are practitioners regulated differently based on the geographic location of their office?

Answer:
Yes
This answer is derived from 2 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    Subd. 4.Licensing of physicians to dispense drugs; renewals. (a) The board may grant a license to any physician licensed under chapter 147 who provides services in a health care facility located in a designated health professional shortage area authorizing the physician to dispense drugs to individuals for whom pharmaceutical care is not reasonably available. The license may be renewed annually. Any physician licensed under this subdivision shall be limited to dispensing drugs in a limited service pharmacy and shall be governed by the rules adopted by the board when dispensing drugs. see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, pharmaceutical care is not reasonably available if the limited service pharmacy in which the physician is dispensing drugs is located in a health professional shortage area, and no other licensed pharmacy is located within 15 miles of the limited service pharmacy. see full law