Section 216-RICR-20-20-3.3 - DefinitionsA. Wherever used in these regulations, the following terms shall be construed as follows: 1. "Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I-V of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 21-28 ("Uniform Controlled Substances Act"). The term shall not include distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages, as those terms are defined or used in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 3- 1, nor tobacco.2. "Department" means the Rhode Island Department of Health.3. "Nonresident pharmacy" means a pharmacy located outside Rhode Island in any state in the United States or any province or territory of Canada that ships, mails, or delivers prescription drugs and/or devices to a patient or person in Rhode Island.4. "Parent or legal guardian" means the custodial parent for a person under eighteen (18) years of age or the legal guardian with responsibility for health care decisions for a person of any age.5. "Pharmacy" means that portion or part of a premise where prescriptions are compounded and dispensed, including that portion utilized for the storage of prescription or legend drugs.6. "Practitioner" means a physician, physician assistant, dentist, veterinarian, nurse or other person duly authorized by law in the state in which they practice to prescribe drugs.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-20-20-3.3