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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 120th

CHAPTER 419
H.P. 1270 - L.D. 1728

An Act to Control the Illegal Diversion and Abuse of Prescription Narcotic Drugs and Abuse of Designer Club Drugs

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §701, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1981, c. 436, §1, is further amended to read:

     4. "Written instrument" includes any token, coin, stamp, seal, badge, trademark, credit card, absentee ballot application, absentee ballot envelope, medical drug prescription form, other evidence or symbol of value, right, privilege or identification, and any paper, document or other written instrument containing written or printed matter or its equivalent;

     Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1102, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 499, §1, is amended to read:

     For the purposes of defining crimes under this chapter and of determining the penalties therefor, there are hereby establishd established the following schedules, designated W, X, Y and Z.

     Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§1, ¶I, as amended by PL 1995, c. 499, §2 and affected by §5, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§1, ¶M, as amended by PL 1997, c. 487, §1, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§1, ¶N, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 487, §2, is amended to read:

     Sec. 6. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§1, ¶O is enacted to read:

     Sec. 7. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 499, §1, is repealed.

     Sec. 8. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 1989, c. 924, §4, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 9. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§2, ¶K, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 649, §4, is amended to read:

     Sec. 10. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§2, ¶¶L, M and N are enacted to read:

     Sec. 11. 17-A MRSA §1103, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 422, §2, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 12. 17-A MRSA §1103, sub-§3, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 422, §3, is amended to read:

     Sec. 13. 17-A MRSA §1103, sub-§3, ¶¶F to H are enacted to read:

     Sec. 14. 17-A MRSA §1105, sub-§1, ¶¶H and I, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 531, Pt. I, §5, are amended to read:

     Sec. 15. 17-A MRSA §1105, sub-§1, ¶J and ¶K are enacted to read:

     Sec. 16. 17-A MRSA §1106, sub-§3, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 422, §8, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 17. 17-A MRSA §1106, sub-§3, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 422, §9, is amended to read:

     Sec. 18. 17-A MRSA §1106, sub-§3, ¶¶F to H are enacted to read:

     Sec. 19. 17-A MRSA §1108, sub-§§1 and 2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1979, c. 512, §33, are amended to read:

     1. A person is guilty of acquiring drugs by deception if, as a result of deception, he the person obtains or exercises control over a prescription for a scheduled drug, or what he that person knows or believes to be a scheduled drug, and which is, in fact, a scheduled drug.

     2. As used in this section, "deception" has the same meaning as in section 354, subsection 2. and includes:

     Sec. 20. 17-A MRSA §1108, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

     5. For purposes of the causation required by subsection 1, engaging in an act of deception described in subsection 2, paragraph A or B is deemed to have resulted in the acquisition of any drugs prescribed to that person by that prescribing health care provider or person acting under the direction or supervision of that prescribing health care provider.

     Sec. 21. 17-A MRSA §1109, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 499, §1, is amended to read:

     2. Stealing drugs is a Class D crime.:

     Sec. 22. 17-A MRSA §1112, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1979, c. 512, §34, is further amended to read:

     1. A laboratory which that receives a drug or substance from a law enforcement officer or agency for analysis as a scheduled drug shall, if it is capable of so doing, analyze the same as requested by a method designed to accurately determine the composition of the substance, including by chemical means, visual examination, or both, and shall issue a certificate stating the results of such the analysis. Such The certificate, when duly signed and sworn to by a person certified as qualified for this purpose by the Department of Human Services under certification standards set by that department, shall be is admissible in evidence in any a court of the State of Maine, and shall be is prima facie evidence that the composition, quality and quantity of the drug or substance are as stated therein in the certificate, unless with 10 days written notice to the prosecution, the defendant requests that a qualified witness testify as to such the composition, quality and quantity.

     Sec. 23. 32 MRSA §13786-A is enacted to read:

§13786-A. Security requirements; rules

     1. Rules. The Department of Public Safety, after consultation with the Board of Osteopathic Licensure, the Board of Licensure in Medicine and the Board of Pharmacy, shall adopt rules that establish security requirements for all written prescriptions for schedule II drugs issued by health care providers. For purposes of this section, "schedule II drug" has the same meaning as in the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, 21 United States Code, Section 812. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A and must be brought back for review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters during the 2nd Regular Session of the 120th Legislature. The rules must include a procedure to obtain a waiver for prescription blanks that provide substantially equivalent protection against forgery. The rules must deal with the following subjects:

Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.

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