| There is established the Controlled Substances Board, referred |
| to in this section as "the board," to assist in the regulation of |
| controlled substances.__The board consists of one representative |
| each of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, |
| Board of Licensure in Medicine, Board of Pharmacy and Board of |
| Osteopathic Licensure; the advanced practice registered nurse |
| member of the State Board of Nursing; and one representative each |
| of the Department of Public Safety, Maine Drug Enforcement |
| Agency; Department of Health and Human Services, Office of |
| Substance Abuse; and Office of the Attorney General.__The board |
| shall assist in the regulation of controlled substances through |
| adopting rules for the prescribing, labeling and dispensing of |
| controlled substances listed on federal Schedules II through V.__ |
| The rules adopted must be identical to federal law and regulation |
| for scheduled drugs under the Controlled Substances Act, Title II |
| of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of |
| 1970, with the exceptions provided in this section.__The rules |
| must be more restrictive than federal requirements regarding |
| benzodiazepines and must place benzodiazepines on a state |
| schedule II.__The rules may be more restrictive than federal |
| requirements for all drugs on the federal schedules other than |
| benzodiazepines.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are |
| routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, |
| subchapter 2-A. |
