Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 262 - Minimum Security and Safeguard Requirements for Storage and Handling of Controlled Substances › Section 21a-262-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Controlled Substances means a drug,
			 substance, or immediate precursor so designated as a controlled drug or
			 controlled substance pursuant to state and/or federal drug laws and
			 regulations.
(b)
Schedules of
			 Controlled Substances.
For security purposes, each particular controlled
			 substance shall be considered to be in the schedule as designated in each
			 particular instance by applicable state and/or federal drug laws or
			 regulations. In instances of conflict between state and federal drug laws or
			 regulations, the controlled substances shall be considered to be in the
			 schedule providing the highest degree of control.
(c) Registrant means any person of firm
			 registered with the federal government for conduct of any business activity
			 with controlled substances. The person signing the federal application for
			 registration for controlled substances shall be considered to be the registrant
			 for security purposes.
(d)
Classification of Registrants.
For security purposes, registrants
			 shall be classified according to the business activity for which they are
			 registered under the federal controlled substances act.
(e)
Controlled Substance(s)
			 Units:
A controlled substance unit shall be a unit consisting of a
			 quantity of controlled substance(s) which shall be determined according to the
			 following formula:
#100 Tablets or Capsules-shall be 1 unit
One pint of a liquid-shall be 1 unit
? ounce of a powder, crystal, flake, or granule-shall be 1
				unit
One multiple dose vial-shall be 1 unit
Ten suppositories-shall be 1 unit
Ten single dose Ampules, Tubexes, Dosettes, Hyporettes, or
				other single dose package forms for injection whether powder or in
				solution-shall be 1 unit
The quantity of controlled substance(s) stocked by any
				registrant shall be determined for security purposes by totaling the number of
				controlled substance(s) units currently on hand. Partial containers of
				controlled substances shall be considered as being full when determining the
				total quantity of controlled substance stock. Larger package sizes shall be
				counted according to the number of controlled substance units they contain.
				Package sizes less than a full controlled substance unit shall be counted as
				the fraction of a controlled substance unit which the package size contains,
				i.e., #50 Tablets shall be counted as .5 controlled substance units.
(f) An approved safe or safe(s) as
			 used in sections 21a-262-1 to
			 21a-262-10,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies means any safe(s)
			 that has been approved prior to January 1, 1975 or any safe(s) which conforms
			 to or exceeds all of the following standards:
(1) A minimum of a B Burglary Rate;
(2) Equipped with a relocking
			 device;
(3) Weight of 750 pounds or
			 more or rendered immobile by being securely anchored to a permanent structure
			 of the building; and
(4) Adequate
			 interior space to store all controlled substances required to be kept within
			 the safe.