New York Penal Law Section 178.05 - Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; limitation.

178.05 Criminal    diversion    of    prescription   medications   and
         prescriptions; limitation.
1. The provisions of this article shall not apply to:
(a) a duly licensed physician or other person authorized  to  issue  a
  prescription  acting  in  good  faith in the lawful course of his or her
  profession; or
(b) a duly licensed pharmacist acting in  good  faith  in  the  lawful
  course of the practice of pharmacy; or
(c)  a  person  acting  in  good faith seeking treatment for a medical
  condition or assisting another person to obtain treatment for a  medical
  condition.
2. No provision of this article relating to the sale of a prescription
  medication  or device shall be deemed to authorize any act prohibited by
  article thirty-three of the public health law  or  article  two  hundred
  twenty of this chapter.

Last modified: February 3, 2019