Congress > Legislation ELR. 6353: Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer scious Protection Act of 2008 soupz008 ‘To amend the Controlled Substancee fot to address online pharmacies. Summaries Congressional Research Service Summary ‘The following summary was weitten by the Congrscsional Reovarch Service, a well-respected nonpartisan arm ofthe Library of Congress GovTrack did not waite and hae no control over there summaries, sfaa/2mns-intndeed Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Frotecson Act of 2008 - Arsen the Conelled Substances Actin gokitit the dabvery,dstnbatio, or dieponsing of cenfrlled substances over the Intemet walkout a vabd prescrphon, Eyemglsielemediane pracsnert [Defines "valid presesipion' as a prescription thatieieued far a leginete purpose bya practioner who has conducted atleast one in-person medial evaluation ofthe ponent ‘Ads de rutons tothe Controled Substances Act zelating to online pharmacies andthe iesuance of prescipins over th Internet Inposes regatrtion and seporing resuzetnents on onine phaacies Requees an une pharmacy to (1) duplay emit Invenes homepage 2 cotement that comples with the sequremente of ts Act (2) comply oth stab laws fr the Lcensure of pharmacies in each state in which it operates or sels cooled substances; (2) post ons Intemet hemepage specie anfermation elude the name, addres, and telephone mumiter ofthe pharmacs, the qualficatons ofits pharmacist-n-charge, ands cerfcatin af ts regewaticn under this Act, and amily the Atcomey General and apptcable state boards of ghermecy atleast 30 days porto offer o sel deer, stbse, o spense conrallss cubstances aver th Interne, -Asthorizas the ttoney General to issue a special repettion under the Act ir telemedine practitioners Increaces cra penal eulvag conioled substances in Sched IT, IV, and V ofthe Commo Substances Act Asthotizee states to opply fr inunetone or obtain damages ard other cv remedies againe line pharmaciee tht ae deemed a testo state esidecte