§ 65-1671 — Same; criteria for accepting unused medications; dispensing

Kansas § 65-1671

• Jurisdiction: Kansas
• Ch. 65: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Art. 16: REGULATION OF PHARMACISTS

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The following criteria shall be used in accepting unused medications for use under the utilization of unused medications act:
(a) The medications shall have come from a controlled storage unit of a donating entity;
(b) only medications in their original or pharmacist sealed unit dose packaging or in tamper evident packaging, unit of use or sealed, unused injectables, including samples of medications or injectables, shall be accepted and dispensed pursuant to the utilization of unused medications act;
(c) expired medications shall not be accepted;
(d) a medication shall not be accepted or dispensed if the person accepting or dispensing the medication has reason to believe that the medication is adulterated;
(e) no controlled substances shall be accepted, unless the state board of pharmacy designates certain controlled substances as accepted medications in the adoption of rules and regulations pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1674, and amendments thereto; and
(f) subject to the limitation specified in this section, unused medications dispensed for purposes of a medical assistance program or drug product donation program may be accepted and dispensed under the utilization of unused medications act.

Legislative History

L. 2008, ch. 9, § 4; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 9; L. 2013, ch. 114, § 10; July 1.