Title 21
Food and Drugs

Chapter 28
Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Article III
Regulation of Manufacturing, Distributing, Prescribing, Administering, and Dispensing Controlled Substances

R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-3.16



§ 21-28-3.16.  Form, content, and preservation of records.


(a) (1) The form of records and who shall keep the records shall be prescribed by the director of health. The records of controlled substances received shall in every case show the date of receipt, the name and address of the person from whom received, and the kind and quantity of controlled substances received.

(2) A manufacturer shall maintain on a current basis a complete and accurate record of all controlled substances manufactured, sold, delivered, or otherwise disposed of by him or her. The records shall be reported to the director of health monthly.

(3) A wholesaler shall maintain on a current basis a complete and accurate record of all controlled substances sold, delivered, or disposed of by him or her. The records shall be reported to the director of health monthly.

(4) All persons authorized to handle controlled substances under this chapter shall immediately report to the director of health all controlled substances lost, destroyed, or stolen, and the kind and quantity of the controlled substances and the date of the discovery of the loss, destruction or theft.

(b) The record of all controlled substances sold, administered, dispensed, or disposed of shall show the date of selling, administering, or dispensing, the name and address of the person to whom, or for whose use, or the owner and species of animal for which the drugs were sold, administered, or dispensed, and the kind and quantity of the controlled substance. Every record shall be kept for a period of two (2) years from the date of the transaction recorded. The keeping of a record required by or under the federal law, containing substantially the same information as is specified in this section, shall constitute compliance with this section. All persons authorized to handle controlled substances shall conduct a biannual inventory of all controlled substances.

History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 183, § 2.