No, the aforementioned requirement, albeit perhaps not explicitly so, is part of every state's practice guidelines inasmuch as a prescription requires a valid condition it is intended to treat. Nevertheless, there is no requirement that this justification be presented before dispensing; it is simply a statement that it must exist to withstand audit.

New York is more stringent than most states in its controlled substance prescribing rules, but with the exception of not being able to phone refillable controlled substance prescriptions, for the most part, they are generally clerical in nature.