80.84 Practitioners and pharmacies; prescribing, administering and dispensing for the treatment of opioid use disorder.

A practitioner may prescribe, administer or dispense an approved controlled substance, and a licensed registered pharmacist may dispense an approved controlled substance, to a patient, pursuant to a prescription, for the treatment of opioid use disorder.  If a practitioner is prescribing, administering, or dispensing for the treatment of opioid use disorder as more than a minor part of their practice, the practitioner shall also comply with article 32 of the Mental Hygiene Law. 

(a) An approved controlled substance shall mean the following controlled substance which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or its successor agency, and the New York State Department of Health for the treatment of opioid use disorder:

(1) buprenorphine

(b) A practitioner may dispense an approved controlled substance for the treatment of opioid use disorder in accordance with section 3331 of the Public Health Law and section 80.71 of this Part.

(c) A pharmacist may dispense an approved controlled substance for the treatment of opioid use disorder pursuant to a prescription issued by a practitioner. Such dispensing shall be in accordance with section 3333 of the Public Health Law and section 80.74 of this Part.