§ 3342. Dispensing and administering by institutional dispensers. 1.
An institutional dispenser may cause controlled substances to be
administered or dispensed for use on its premises or for the immediate
care or treatment of a patient lawfully being transferred in an
emergency situation, as defined by rule or regulation of the
commissioner, to an alternative medical facility only pursuant to a
written order by a practitioner for medication. Such orders shall be
made and preserved in the manner and form as the commissioner shall, by
regulation, prescribe.

* 2. An institutional dispenser may dispense controlled substances for
use off its premises only pursuant to a prescription, prepared and filed
in conformity with this title, provided, however, that, in an emergency
situation as defined by rule or regulation of the department, a
practitioner in a hospital without a full-time pharmacy may dispense
controlled substances to a patient in a hospital emergency room for use
off the premises of the institutional dispenser for a period not to
exceed twenty-four hours.

* NB Effective until February 20, 2025

* 2. An institutional dispenser may dispense controlled substances for
use off its premises only pursuant to a prescription, prepared and filed
in conformity with this title, provided, however, that, in an emergency
situation as defined by rule or regulation of the department, a
practitioner in a hospital without a full-time pharmacy may dispense
controlled substances to a patient in a hospital emergency room for use
off the premises of the institutional dispenser for a period not to
exceed twenty-four hours, unless the federal drug enforcement
administration has authorized a longer time period for the purpose of
initiating maintenance treatment, detoxification treatment, or both.

* NB Effective February 20, 2025

3. An institutional dispenser shall maintain records of all controlled
substances dispensed and administered in such manner as the commissioner
shall, by regulation, require.