Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 218A.100 – Criteria for classification under Schedule IV.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall place a substance in Schedule IV if it 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.

Effective: June 20, 2005

History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 535, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 478, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art VI, sec. 107(3). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 11.