(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Board” means the State Board of Pharmacy. (c) “Drop–off site” means a pharmacy or other health care facility designated by the Board that: (1) Has voluntarily agreed to accept donated prescription drugs or medical supplies; and (2) Does not have a final disciplinary order issued against it by […]
(a) There is a Prescription Drug Repository Program regulated by the Board. (b) The purpose of the Program is to: (1) Accept prescription drugs and medical supplies donated for the purpose of dispensing to needy individuals; and (2) Accept prescription drugs and medical supplies returned to a pharmacy for the purpose of proper disposal.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Program may accept for the purpose of dispensing only: (1) Prescription drugs in their original unopened, sealed, and tamper-evident unit dose packaging; and (2) Medical supplies in their original unopened and sealed packaging. (b) The Program may accept and dispense prescription drugs packaged in single unit doses when […]
(a) Any person may donate prescription drugs or medical supplies to the Program. (b) Prescription drugs or medical supplies may be donated only at a drop-off site designated for that purpose by the Board. (c) A drop-off site shall: (1) Require a donor to complete and sign a donor form releasing the prescription drugs or medical supplies to the […]
(a) The Board may approve Medbank of Maryland, Inc., or another licensed pharmacy, to be a repository. (b) Consistent with its approval by the Board, a repository shall: (1) Accept only donated prescription drugs and medical supplies forwarded by designated drop–off sites; (2) Inspect all donated prescription drugs and medical supplies; (3) Accept for dispensing to needy individuals only those […]
To be eligible to receive donated prescription drugs or medical supplies, an individual shall: (1) Be a resident of the State; and (2) Be a needy patient, as indicated by the individual’s health care practitioner.
(a) This section applies to: (1) A person that donates prescription drugs or medical supplies to the Program; (2) A drop–off site; (3) A repository; (4) The Board; and (5) Pharmacists. (b) For matters related to donating, accepting, disposing of, or dispensing prescription drugs or medical supplies under the Program, a person described in subsection (a) of this section that acts in […]
(a) On or before January 1, 2007, and in consideration of the recommendations of the Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program, the Board shall adopt regulations governing the Program. (b) The regulations shall include: (1) Categories of drugs that a repository will not accept, including a statement as to why the drug is […]
(a) A repository shall: (1) Maintain records of donated prescription drugs and medical supplies; and (2) Submit periodic reports to the Board on its activities. (b) To determine compliance with the requirements of this subtitle, the Board shall: (1) Inspect designated drop–off sites and repositories; (2) Inspect records of donated prescription drugs and medical supplies maintained by the repository; and (3) Beginning […]
