(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, all of the following are exempt from licensure as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs:
(1) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs;
(2) A business entity that is a corporation formed under division (B) of section1701.03of the Revised Code, a limited liability company formed under former Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code as that chapter existed prior to February 11, 2022, or Chapter 1706. of the Revised Code, or a professional association formed under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code if the entity has a sole shareholder who is a prescriber and is authorized to provide the professional services being offered by the entity;
(3) A business entity that is a corporation formed under division (B) of section1701.03of the Revised Code, a limited liability company formed under former Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code as that chapter existed prior to February 11, 2022, or Chapter 1706. of the Revised Code, a partnership or a limited liability partnership formed under Chapter 1775. of the Revised Code, or a professional association formed under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, if, to be a shareholder, member, or partner, an individual is required to be licensed, certified, or otherwise legally authorized under Title XLVII of the Revised Code to perform the professional service provided by the entity and each such individual is a prescriber;
(4) An individual who holds a current license, certificate, or registration issued under Title XLVII of the Revised Code and has been certified to conduct diabetes education by a national certifying body specified in rules adopted by the state board of pharmacy under section4729.68of the Revised Code, but only with respect to insulin that will be used for the purpose of diabetes education and only if diabetes education is within the individual's scope of practice under statutes and rules regulating the individual's profession;
(5) An individual who holds a valid certificate issued by a nationally recognized S.C.U.B.A. diving certifying organization approved by the state board of pharmacy under rules adopted by the board, but only with respect to medical oxygen that will be used for the purpose of emergency care or treatment at the scene of a diving emergency;
(6) With respect to epinephrine autoinjectors that may be possessed under section3313.7110,3313.7111,3314.143,3326.28, or3328.29of the Revised Code, any of the following: the board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district; a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school; a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code; or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code;
(7) With respect to epinephrine autoinjectors that may be possessed under section5180.26of the Revised Code, any of the following: a residential camp, as defined in section2151.011of the Revised Code; a child day camp, as defined in section5104.01of the Revised Code; or a child day camp operated by any county, township, municipal corporation, township park district created under section511.18of the Revised Code, park district created under section1545.04of the Revised Code, or joint recreation district established under section755.14of the Revised Code;
(8) With respect to epinephrine autoinjectors that may be possessed under Chapter 3728. of the Revised Code, a qualified entity, as defined in section3728.01of the Revised Code;
(9) With respect to inhalers that may be possessed under section3313.7113,3313.7114,3314.144,3326.30, or3328.30of the Revised Code, any of the following: the board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district; a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school; a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code; or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code;
(10) With respect to inhalers that may be possessed under section5180.261of the Revised Code, any of the following: a residential camp, as defined in section2151.011of the Revised Code; a child day camp, as defined in section5104.01of the Revised Code; or a child day camp operated by any county, township, municipal corporation, township park district created under section511.18of the Revised Code, park district created under section1545.04of the Revised Code, or joint recreation district established under section755.14of the Revised Code;
(11) With respect to overdose reversal drugs that may be possessed for the purposes described in section3715.50of the Revised Code, any person or government entity exercising the authority conferred by that section;
(12) With respect to overdose reversal drugs that may be possessed for use in personally furnishing supplies of the drug pursuant to a protocol established under section3715.503of the Revised Code, any individual exercising the authority conferred by that section;
(13) With respect to injectable or nasally administered glucagon that may be possessed under sections3313.7115,3313.7116,3314.147,3326.60, and3328.38of the Revised Code, any of the following: the board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district; a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school; a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code; or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code;
(14) With respect to injectable or nasally administered glucagon that may be possessed under section5180.262of the Revised Code, any of the following: a residential camp, as defined in section2151.011of the Revised Code; a child day camp, as defined in section5104.01of the Revised Code; or a child day camp operated by any county, township, municipal corporation, township park district created under section511.18of the Revised Code, park district created under section1545.04of the Revised Code, or joint recreation district established under section755.14of the Revised Code;
(15) A person who possesses nitrous oxide for use as a direct ingredient in food pursuant to 21 C.F.R. 184.1545 or for testing or maintaining a plumbing or heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system;
(16) A person who possesses medical oxygen, sterile water, or sterile saline for direct administration to patients or for the purpose of installation or maintenance of home medical equipment, as defined in section4752.01of the Revised Code;
(17) A facility that is owned and operated by the United States department of defense, the United States department of veterans affairs, or any other federal agency.
(B) If a person described in division (A) of this section is a pain management clinic or is operating a pain management clinic, the person shall hold a license as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs with a pain management clinic classification issued under section4729.552of the Revised Code.
(C) Any of the persons described in divisions (A)(1) to (16) of this section shall hold a license as a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs in order to possess, have custody or control of, and distribute any of the following:
(1) Dangerous drugs that are compounded or used for the purpose of compounding;
(2) A schedule I, II, III, IV, or V controlled substance, as defined in section3719.01of the Revised Code.
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