Donating drugs and dispensing donated drugs

Uninsured or indigent people have priority in obtaining drugs and supplies under the program. A medical facility or pharmacy may charge a handling fee for the drugs, but may not resell them. Finally, current law provides immunity from criminal and civil liability to drug manufacturers and provides immunity from civil liability to other people participating in the program.

This bill provides that any drug, with certain exceptions, and supplies to administer drugs may be donated and dispensed under the drug repository program.

The exceptions provide that controlled substances and drugs for which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that a patient using the drug be enrolled in a registry may not be donated or dispensed under the program. The bill also changes the drug expiration date requirement for the program so that drugs with an expiration date that is at least 90 days after the date of donation may be donated and dispensed under the program. And, the bill provides that a practitioner, which is defined as a person licensed to prescribe and administer drugs, may dispense prescription drugs under the program.