{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28-3.21","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-3.21","heading":"Operation of treatment and rehabilitation programs for drug dependent persons.","body":"The administering or dispensing directly, but not prescribing, of any controlled substance listed in any schedule to a drug dependent person for the purpose of continuing his or her dependence upon the drugs in the course of conducting an authorized clinical investigation in the development of a treatment and rehabilitation program for drug dependent persons shall be deemed to be within the meaning of the term “in the course of professional practice,” provided that:\n(1) Approval is obtained prior to the initiation of the program by submission of an application for approval to proper federal authorities; and\n(2) A license to operate the program within the state is obtained from the director of health.","path":["Title 21 Food and Drugs","Chapter 28 Uniform Controlled Substances Act","Article III Regulation of Manufacturing, Distributing, Prescribing, Administering, and Dispensing Controlled Substances"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-III/21-28-3.21.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:26Z","sha256":"2ab476d11ac3ef42a0895465df6283f4c1f22957e7fc0ec524496c96865a4ee1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28-3.20.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28-3.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}