217.214 Seizure of unlawful prescription. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 217.214 Seizure of unlawful prescription. (1) A pharmacist, practitioner, or other person authorized by law to dispense legend drugs, or an employee of that person, may seize and retain any prescription which
he has reasonable suspicion for believing is forged, altered, or possessed in
violation of KRS 217.207, 217.208, or 217.209. (2) Seizure and retention shall be for a reasonable period of time to make reasonable inquiry as to whether the prescription is forged, altered, or illegally possessed. (3) If after reasonable inquiry the pharmacist, practitioner, or other person determines that the prescription is forged, altered, or stolen, he shall report the seizure to a law
enforcement officer and shall surrender the prescription to the officer upon the
request of the officer. Effective: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 301, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1998.