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| | | An Act To Facilitate Communication between Prescribers |
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| | | and Dispensers of Prescription Medication |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 1603 is enacted to read: |
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| | | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PRESCRIPTION MONITORING |
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| | | §7245.__Legislative intent |
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| | | It is the intent of the Legislature that the prescription | | monitoring program established pursuant to this chapter serve as | | a means to promote the public health and welfare and to detect | | and prevent substance abuse.__This chapter is not intended to | | interfere with the legitimate medical use of controlled | | substances. |
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| | | As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise | | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Controlled substance.__"Controlled substance" means a | | controlled substance included in schedules II, III or IV of 21 | | United States Code, Section 812 or 21 Code of Federal | | Regulations, Section 1308. |
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