{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-32-3248.03","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 32-3248.03","heading":"Health professionals; hospitals; dispensing controlled substances; opioids; definition","body":"A. A hospital or a health professional who is working in a hospital that is not within fifty miles of a twenty-four-hour pharmacy, when discharging a patient with an acute illness or injury after regular pharmacy business hours, may dispense a twelve-hour supply of a schedule II controlled substance that is an opioid to the patient.\n\nB. For the purposes of this section, \"health professional\" means a person who is licensed pursuant to chapter 7, 13, 15, 17 or 25 of this title and who holds a valid United States drug enforcement administration registration number.","path":["Title 32 Professions and Occupations"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/32/03248-03.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"237f4c28c4f68c3f532862e0ff80948151421a24f41695536cb708f3f4c46014","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-32-3248.02","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-32-3249"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}