Section 218A.140 - Prohibited acts relating to controlled substances - Penalties(1)(a) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a prescription for a controlled substance by knowingly misrepresenting to, or knowingly withholding information from, a practitioner.(b) No person shall procure or attempt to procure the administration of a controlled substance by knowingly misrepresenting to, or withholding information from, a practitioner.(c) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a controlled substance or procure or attempt to procure the administration of a controlled substance by the use of a false name or the giving of a false address.(d) No person shall knowingly make a false statement regarding any prescription, order, report, or record required by this chapter.(e) No person shall, for the purpose of obtaining a controlled substance, falsely assume the title of or represent himself or herself to be a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, repacker, pharmacist, practitioner, or other authorized person.(f) In order to obtain a controlled substance, no person shall present a prescription for a controlled substance that was obtained in violation of this chapter.(g) No person shall affix any false or forged label to a package or receptacle containing any controlled substance.(2) No person shall possess, manufacture, sell, dispense, prescribe, distribute, or administer any counterfeit substance.(3) No person shall knowingly obtain or attempt to obtain a prescription for a controlled substance without having formed a valid practitioner-patient relationship with the practitioner or his or her designee from whom the person seeks to obtain the prescription.(4) No person shall knowingly assist a person in obtaining or attempting to obtain a prescription in violation of this chapter.(5) Any person who violates any subsection of this section shall be guilty of a Class D felony.Effective:6/8/2011
Amended 2011, Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 6, effective6/8/2011. -- Amended 2007, Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 2, effective 6/26/2007. -- Amended 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 301, sec. 22, effective 7/15/1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 441, sec. 5, effective 7/14/1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 2, effective 7/13/1990.