{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-218a.200","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 218A.200","heading":"Record-keeping and inventory requirements -- Penalties.","body":"(1) Every practitioner who is authorized to administer or professionally use controlled\nsubstances, shall keep a record of substances received by him, and a record of all\nsubstances administered, dispensed, or professionally used by him otherwise than\nby prescription. Every such record shall be kept for a period of five (5) years.\n(2) Manufacturers and wholesalers shall keep records of all controlled substances\ncompounded, mixed, cultivated, grown, or by any other process produced or\nprepared, and of all contro lled substances received and disposed of by them. Every\nsuch record shall be kept for a period of two (2) years.\n(3) Pharmacists shall keep records of all controlled substances received and disposed of\nby them. Every such record shall be kept for a period of five (5) years.\n(4) The record of controlled substances received shall in every case show the date of\nreceipt, the name and address of the person from whom received, and the kind and\nquantity of drugs received. The record of all controlled substances so ld,\nadministered, dispensed, or otherwise disposed of, shall show the date of selling,\nadministering, or dispensing, the name and address of the person to whom, or for\nwhose use, or the owner and species of animal for which the drugs were sold,\nadministered, or dispensed, and the kind and quantity.\n(5) The keeping of a record under the federal controlled substances laws, containing\nsubstantially the same information as is specified in subsection (4) of this section,\nshall constitute compliance with this section.\n(6) A copy of the detailed list of controlled substances lost, destroyed, or stolen shall be\nforwarded to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as soon as practical.\n(7) (a) Every manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, repacker, practitioner,\npharmacist, or other person authorized to possess controlled substances shall\ntake an inventory of all controlled substances in his possession at least every\ntwo (2) years.\n(b) A substance which is added to any schedule of controlled substances and\nwhich was not previously listed in any schedule shall be initially inventoried\nwithin thirty (30) days of the effective date of the statute or administrative\nregulation which adds the substance to the provisions of this chapter.\nThereafter, the substance shall be i ncluded in the inventory required by\nparagraph (a) of this subsection.\n(8) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class A\nmisdemeanor for a first offense and a Class D felony for subsequent offenses.","path":["KRS Chapter 218A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9676","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:30Z","sha256":"a4fedea6bfec8ffa7e36401553c69966d94f4de4099d9aaa49418c9c922ad785","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-218a.190","next":"us-ky/krs-218a.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}