New York legal term
Institutional dispenser in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Institutional dispenser” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Institutional dispenser” mean in New York criminal law?
"Institutional dispenser" means a hospital, veterinary hospital, clinic, dispensary, maternity home, nursing home, mental hospital or similar facility approved and certified by the department as authorized to obtain controlled substances by distribution and to dispense and administer such substances pursuant to the order of a practitioner. 18. (N.Y. Public Health Law § 3302)
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