§329-46  Prohibited acts related to visitsto more than one practitioner to obtain controlled substance prescriptions. (a)  It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to visit morethan one practitioner and withhold information regarding previous practitionervisits for the purpose of obtaining one or more controlled substanceprescriptions for quantities that:

(1)  Exceed what any single practitioner would haveprescribed or dispensed for the time period and legitimate medical purposerepresented; and

(2)  Would constitute an offense pursuant to part IVof chapter 712.

(b)  Information communicated to a physician inan effort to unlawfully procure a controlled substance, or to unlawfullyprocure the administration, prescribing, or dispensing of any controlledsubstance shall not be deemed a privileged communication.

(c)  Any person who violates this section isguilty of a crime which is of the grade and class identical to that imposedunder part IV of chapter 712 for the same type and equivalent quantity ofcontrolled substance. [L 1991, c 159, §2; am L 1999, c 252, §5]