Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2301 - Regulations Adopted by the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners › Chapter 1 › Rule 30-2301-1.35 - BOARD REGULATION NUMBER 35-MAINTENANCE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, RECORDS, AND INVENTORY

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Authority:
The 1983 Mississippi Dental Practice Act, Miss. Code Ann.,
				  §
										73-9-1, et. seq.
				  (Supp. 1983), requires the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
				  (hereinafter the "Board") to carry out the purposes and provisions of the laws
				  pertaining to the practice of dentistry in Mississippi. Pursuant to Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-9-53
				  (Supp. 1983), legally licensed and registered dentists may write prescriptions
				  for any drugs to be used in the practice of dentistry. Where dentists
				  administer, dispense or prescribe a narcotic drug, or other drug having
				  addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability other than in the course of
				  legitimate professional practice, Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-9-61
				  (Supp. 1983) provides for revocation or suspension of a license or a monetary
				  penalty.
The responsibility for regulating the legitimate drug
				  traffic among dentists has been placed upon the Mississippi Board of Dental
				  Examiners by Miss. Code Ann. §
										41-29-159
				  (Supp. 1990); and, in order to fulfill this duty, the Board must adopt rules
				  and regulations providing for the reasonable regulation of drug prescriptions,
				  dispensing, and inventories by dentists.
2. Construction and Purpose:
The abuse of drugs, which is a problem in every aspect of
				  our lives in today's world, has also made its impact in the dental profession.
				  The Board is cognizant of the increase in prescriptions, dispensation, and
				  administration of narcotic drugs outside the course of legitimate professional
				  practice.
The Board feels the burden of providing for the health,
				  safety, and welfare of the public. The Board also recognizes that it is legally
				  responsible for the regulation of the legitimate drug traffic among dentists.
				  To carry out this duty, the Board is compelled to impose reasonable
				  restrictions regarding the prescriptions, dispensing, and physical handling of
				  controlled substances.
3.
				Definitions:
A. Controlled Substances.
				Controlled substances shall be the controlled substances in Schedule I, II,
				III, IV and V which are found at Mississippi Code Annotated Sections
				41-29-113,
				41-29-115,
				41-29-117,
				41-29-119,
				and
				41-29-121,
				respectively. The definition of controlled substances shall include any
				amendments hereafter made to these sections.
B. Dispensing Record. A dispensing record
				shall be a bound volume or volumes containing only the information required in
				Part 4., Section B. of this Regulation.
C.
Mississippi Prescription
				Monitoring Program.
This is the program established and maintained by
				the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy for the purpose of monitoring the prescribing
				and appropriate use of certain controlled substances and specified drugs within
				the State of Mississippi. The Mississippi Board of Pharmacy has been charged
				with defining the scope, authority, and purpose of the Mississippi Prescription
				Monitoring Program or its successor.