{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28-3.24","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-3.24","heading":"Examination before use of controlled substances.","body":"No physician, dentist, osteopath, chiropodist, or veterinarian shall administer, dispense, or prescribe any controlled substance in schedules II, III, and IV, except after an original physical examination of the person for whom, or the animal for which the controlled substance is intended.","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/21-28-3.24.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:26Z","sha256":"37df16511478c457dc894d23f08b3709d12871d0850e6111c387f2a396d8ad8a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28-3.23","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-21-28-3.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}