OK SB771

Only licensed practitioners may dispense dangerous drugs to their patients for the expressed purpose of serving patients' best interests, including in connection with surgical procedures (not exceeding a 14-day supply) or in administration of controlled clinical trials.

Dangerous drugs must be dispensed in appropriate containers with labels including practitioner name and office address, date dispensed, patient name, administration directions, prescription number, drug name, quantity, and strength; records must be kept for at least 5 years.

Prescribers desiring to dispense dangerous drugs must register annually with their appropriate licensing board as a dispenser through regulatory procedures established by that board.

Practitioners dispensing professional samples to patients are exempt from labeling and recordkeeping requirements if samples are provided in manufacturer packaging, no charge is made, and appropriate records are entered in the patient's chart.

Exemptions apply to services provided by the State Department of Health, city/county health departments, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, tax-exempt charitable nonprofit entities receiving governmental funding, and physicians administering perioperative medications within their scope of practice.

Effective date: November 1, 2017.