Columbia Definitions ordinance (§ 11-62)

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:

Controlled substance means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V as set out in RSMo Ch. 195 or as set out in the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 812.

Dispenser means a person who delivers a Schedule II, III, or IV Controlled Substance to a patient. However, the term shall not include:

(1)

A hospital as defined in RSMo § 197.020 that distributes such substances for the purpose of inpatient care or dispenses prescriptions for controlled substances at the time of discharge from such facility; or

(2) A practitioner or other authorized person who administers such a substance; or

(3) A wholesale distributor of a Schedule II, III or IV Controlled Substance; or

(4) A hospice as defined in RSMo § 197.250(5), that distributes such substances for the purpose of physical or psychological care for dying persons.

Patient means a person who is the ultimate user of a drug for whom a prescription is issued or for whom a drug is dispensed, not including a hospice patient enrolled in a Medicare-certified hospice program who has controlled substances dispensed to him or her by such hospice program.

Schedule II, III, or IV Controlled Substance means a controlled substance listed in Schedules II, III, or IV as set out in RSMo Ch. 195, or as set out in the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 812.