BEFORE THE BOARD OF PHARMACY

                              DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

                                                STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the adoption of New Rule I pertaining to positive identification for controlled substance prescriptions

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

            1. On November 8, 2019, the Board of Pharmacy published MAR Notice No. 24-174-73 regarding the public hearing on the proposed adoption of the above-stated rule, at page 1954 of the 2019 Montana Administrative Register, Issue No. 21.

 

            2. On December 6, 2019, a public hearing was held on the proposed adoption of the above-stated rule in Helena. One comment was received by the December 6, 2019 deadline.

 

            3. A summary of the comment and the board response are as follows:

 

COMMENT 1: One commenter expressed support for the entirety of the proposed rule in MAR Notice No. 24-174-73.

 

RESPONSE 1: The board appreciates all comments received during the rulemaking process.

 

            4. The board has adopted New Rule I (24.174.842) exactly as proposed.

 

	BOARD OF PHARMACY TONY KING, PharmD PRESIDENT
/s/ DARCEE L. MOE Darcee L. Moe Rule Reviewer	/s/ THOMAS K. LOPACH Thomas K. Lopach, Interim Commissioner DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

 

 

            Certified to the Secretary of State January 7, 2020.