Criteria for Schedule IV

The Secretary of the Department of Health shall place a substance in Schedule IV if he or she finds that: (1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) Abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4836, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1971, No. 590, Art. 2, § 9; 1973, No. 186, § 1; 1979, No. 898, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2610. The Secretary of the Department of Health shall place a substance in Schedule IV if he or she finds that: (1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) Abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4836, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1971, No. 590, Art. 2, § 9; 1973, No. 186, § 1; 1979, No. 898, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-2610.