Kansas Statutes 65-1688. Same; act does not create civil liability or duty
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1688
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Drug of concern: means any drug that demonstrates a potential for abuse and is designated as a drug of concern in rules and regulations promulgated by the board. See Kansas Statutes 65-1682
- Patient: means the individual who is the ultimate user of a drug for whom a prescription is issued or for whom a drug is dispensed. See Kansas Statutes 65-1682
- Program: means the prescription monitoring program. See Kansas Statutes 65-1682
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
No person authorized to prescribe or dispense scheduled substances and drugs of concern shall be liable to any person in a civil action for damages or other relief for injury, death or loss to person or property on the basis that such person authorized to prescribe or dispense scheduled substances and drugs of concern did or did not seek or obtain information from the prescription monitoring program prior to prescribing or dispensing scheduled substances and drug of concern to a patient. Nothing in this act shall be construed to create a duty or otherwise require a person authorized to prescribe or dispense scheduled substances and drug of concern to obtain information about a patient from the prescription monitoring program prior to prescribing or dispensing scheduled substances and drug of concern to such patient.