Kan. Admin. Regs. § 123-12-312

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 123-12-312 - Stimulants, sedatives, drugs, or narcotics; misusing or hoarding authorized or prescribed medication

(a) No offender shall ingest, inhale, inject, or introduce by any other means any kind of substance into the offender's body or the body of another offender that is capable of producing intoxication, hallucination, stimulation, depression, dizziness, or any other alteration of the offender's state of consciousness or feeling, except for the following:

(1) Approved foods and beverages. Alcohol in any form shall not be deemed an approved food or beverage unless the alcohol is a medicinal ingredient in an authorized or prescribed medication; and

(2) any legal drugs, including medication properly and legally prescribed or authorized for the offender by an authorized licensed physician.

(b) The misuse or hoarding of any authorized or prescribed medication shall be prohibited and shall be defined as follows:

(1) "Misuse" shall mean any use other than that for which the medication was specifically authorized or prescribed.

(2) "Hoarding" shall mean having possession or control of or holding any quantity of authorized or prescribed medication greater than the amount or dosage that has been issued to the offender by medical staff, or greater than the amount that should be remaining if the offender has taken the medication in accordance with the prescription and instructions from medical staff. Approved over-the-counter medications shall be purchased or possessed only in reasonably consumable quantities.

(c) No offender, while in possession or control of any medication, shall leave the medical unit or the area where the medication is issued, unless the removal of the medication from the unit or area has been authorized by medical staff.

(d) Each violation of this regulation shall be a class I offense.

This regulation shall be effective on and after April 8, 2005.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 123-12-312

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 75-7024 and K.S.A. 76-3203; effective April 8, 2005.