FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 662
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WHEELER.
Read 1st time February 27, 2003, and 1,000 copies ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
1953S.01I
AN ACT
To amend chapter 565, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to pharmacists tampering with prescription drugs, with penalty provisions.
Section A. Chapter 565, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 565.350, to read as follows:
565.350. 1. Any pharmacist licensed pursuant to chapter 338, RSMo, commits the crime of tampering with a prescription or a prescription drug order as defined in section 338.095, RSMo, if such person knowingly:
(1) Misbrands, dilutes, or otherwise alters the concentration or chemical structure of a prescribed drug or drug therapy without the knowledge and consent of the prescribing practitioner;
(2) Misrepresents a misbranded, altered, or diluted prescription drug or drug therapy with the purpose of misleading the recipient or the administering person of the prescription drug or drug therapy; or
(3) Sells a misbranded, altered, or diluted prescription drug therapy with the intention of misleading the purchaser.
2. Tampering with a prescription drug order is a class A felony.