Ohio Laws

Direct Dispensing of Controlled Substances Laws

Question:

Are there restrictions on how large of a supply a physician may dispense?

Answer:
Yes
This answer is derived from 3 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    In any thirty-day period, personally furnish to or for patients, taken as a whole, controlled substances in an amount that exceeds a total of two thousand five hundred dosage units; see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    In any seventy-two-hour period, personally furnish to or for a patient an amount of a controlled substance that exceeds the amount necessary for the patient's use in a seventy-two-hour period. see full law
  • citation 3: see full citation
    For controlled substances, personally furnishing quantities are limited to a seventy-two hour supply and in any thirty day period the personally furnishing quantities supplied to all patients shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dosage units pursuant to section 4729.291 of the Revised Code. see full law