§ 23-25.6-4. Voluntary participation and donation conditions.
(a) All participation in the donation program shall be voluntary. No health professional,
insurer, agency, or entity shall force any person to participate in the pharmaceutical
distribution program.
(b) The following conditions shall be met for the donation of a prescription drug to occur:
(1) All of the donated drugs shall pass inspection by a licensed pharmacist.
(2) The donated drugs shall be received in an intact, tamper-evident package with a clearly
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§ 23-25.6-4. Voluntary participation and donation conditions.
(a) All participation in the donation program shall be voluntary. No health professional,
insurer, agency, or entity shall force any person to participate in the pharmaceutical
distribution program.
(b) The following conditions shall be met for the donation of a prescription drug to occur:
(1) All of the donated drugs shall pass inspection by a licensed pharmacist.
(2) The donated drugs shall be received in an intact, tamper-evident package with a clearly
displayed expiration date with no less than three (3) months until the expiration
date.
(3) The donated drugs shall not be temperature-sensitive medications or a controlled substance.
(4) The donated drugs shall be provided to the recipient in accordance with state law.
The drugs shall have been prescribed legally by a licensed healthcare professional
after having been properly transferred to and processed by an authorized pharmaceutical
redistribution program or redistributor.
(5) An authorized and properly licensed healthcare pharmacist shall deem the drug has
not been tampered with upon arrival and is properly labeled. If labels have degraded
but drug identity can be verified, new labels may be created. If the drugs have been
combined in one package, the information about all included drugs shall be labeled
clearly. If the drugs have been donated from out of state, this donation must abide
by all of the laws of both states.
(6) The donated drugs shall have all prior patient information redacted in compliance
with HIPAA regulations or the pills shall be transferred to a new container.
(7) If the drugs donated have been combined, the closest expiration date for any drugs
shall be used for the entire package.
(c) If any one of the conditions contained in subsection (b) of this section is not satisfied,
the donated drugs shall not be distributed pursuant to the provisions of this program
and may be destroyed pursuant to department of health regulations.