657—10.38(124) Revision of controlled substances schedules.
	10.38(1) Designation of new controlled substance. The board may designate any new substance as a controlled substance to be included in any of the schedules in Iowa Code chapter 124 no sooner than 30 days following publication in the Federal Register of a final order so designating the substance under federal law. Designation of a new controlled substance under this subrule shall be temporary as provided in Iowa Code section 124.201(4).
	10.38(2) Objection to designation of a new controlled substance. The board may object to the designation of any new substance as a controlled substance within 30 days following publication in the Federal Register of a final order so designating the substance under federal law. The board shall file objection to the designation of a substance as controlled, shall afford all interested parties an opportunity to be heard, and shall issue the board’s decision on the new designation as provided in Iowa Code section 124.201(4).
	10.38(3) Cannabis-derived products. If a cannabis-derived product or investigational product approved as a prescription drug medication by the United States Food and Drug Administration is added to, eliminated from or revised in the federal schedule of controlled substances by the DEA and notice of the addition, elimination or revision is given to the board, the board shall similarly add, eliminate or revise the prescription drug medication in the schedule of controlled substances. Such action by the board shall be immediately effective upon the date of publication of the final regulation containing the addition, elimination or revision in the Federal Register.
[ARC 3345C, IAB 9/27/17, effective 11/1/17; ARC 3743C, IAB 4/11/18, effective 5/16/18; ARC 5346C, IAB 12/30/20, effective 2/3/21]