{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-32-208","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-32-208","heading":"Prescription and medical requirements for scheduled drugs -- penalty.","body":"(1) (a) No dangerous drug in Schedule II may be dispensed without the written or electronic prescription of a practitioner.\n(b) In emergency situations, as defined by rule of the board, Schedule II drugs may be dispensed upon a practitioner's oral prescription reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacy. Prescriptions must be retained in conformity with the requirements of 50-32-309. A prescription for a Schedule II drug may not be refilled.\n(2) A dangerous drug included in Schedule III or IV, which is a prescription drug as determined under the federal or Montana food, drug, and cosmetic acts, may not be dispensed without a written, electronic, or oral prescription of a practitioner. The prescription may not be filled or refilled more than 6 months after the date of the prescription or be refilled more than five times unless renewed by the practitioner.\n(3) A dangerous drug included in Schedule V may not be distributed or dispensed other than for a medical purpose.\n(4) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both fined and imprisoned.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 32. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES","Part 2. Scheduling of Dangerous Drugs"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0320/part_0020/section_0080/0500-0320-0020-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:24Z","sha256":"27643198508a8970d20e99ddbbb5c740f50df0bbc7f765c5d2d8e69e6321f6d2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-32-207","next":"us-mt/50-32-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}