§59-355.1.

§59-355.1.
   
   A. Except as provided for in Section 353.1 et seq. of this title, only
   a licensed practitioner may dispense dangerous drugs to such
   practitioner's patients, and only for the expressed purpose of serving
   the best interests and promoting the welfare of such patients. The
   dangerous drugs shall be dispensed in an appropriate container to
   which a label has been affixed, such label to include the name and
   office address of the licensed practitioner, date dispensed, name of
   patient, directions for administration, prescription number, the trade
   or generic name and the quantity and strength, not meaning
   ingredients, of the drug therein contained; provided, this requirement
   shall not apply to compounded medicines. The licensed practitioner
   shall keep a suitable book, file or record in which shall be preserved
   for a period of not less than five (5) years a record of every
   dangerous drug compounded or dispensed by the licensed practitioner.
   
   B. A licensed practitioner desiring to dispense dangerous drugs
   pursuant to this section shall register annually with the appropriate
   licensing board as a dispenser, through a regulatory procedure adopted
   and prescribed by such licensing board.
   
   C. A licensed practitioner who dispenses professional samples to
   patients shall be exempt from the requirement of subsection B of this
   section if:
   
   1. The licensed practitioner furnishes the professional samples to the
   patient in the package provided by the manufacturer;
   
   2. No charge is made to the patient; and
   
   3. An appropriate record is entered in the patient's chart.
   
   D. This section shall not apply to the services provided through the
   State Department of Health, city/county health departments, or the
   Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
   
   E. This section shall not apply to organizations and services
   incorporated as state or federal tax-exempt charitable nonprofit
   entities and/or organizations and services receiving all or part of
   their operating funds from a local, state or federal governmental
   entity; provided, such organizations and services shall comply with
   the labeling and recordkeeping requirements set out in subsection A of
   this section.