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Ch. 287 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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15-608.
(A) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2007, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF CONSULTATION WITH 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 INELIGIBLE FOR DONATION;
(2) A STANDARD FORM EACH DONOR MUST SIGN STATING THAT THE
DONOR IS THE OWNER OF THE DRUGS AND INTENDS TO VOLUNTARILY DONATE
THEM TO THE PROGRAM;
(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATION OF DROP-OFF SITES TO ACCEPT
DONATED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES UNDER THE PROGRAM;
(4) REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATION OF REPOSITORIES TO DISPENSE
DONATED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES UNDER THE PROGRAM;
(5) STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR ACCEPTING, SAFELY STORING,
DISPENSING, SHIPPING. AND IF NECESSARY, DISPOSING OF DONATED PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES;
(6) STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTING DONATED
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES INTENDED FOR DISPENSING TO
DETERMINE THAT:
(I) THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING IS:
1. SEALED AND TAMPER-EVIDENT; AND
2. IN THE CASE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, IN THE
UNDISTURBED SINGLE UNIT DOSE PACKAGING; AND
(II) THE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARE
UNADULTERATED, SAFE, AND SUITABLE FOR DISPENSING;
(7) A STANDARD FORM FOR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS TO SUBMIT
TO A REPOSITORY TO INDICATE A PATIENTS NEED FOR THE PROGRAM;
(8) A STANDARD FORM THAT AN INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING A
PRESCRIPTION DRUG OR MEDICAL SUPPLY FROM THE PROGRAM MUST SIGN BEFORE
RECEIVING THE DRUG OR SUPPLY TO CONFIRM THAT THE INDIVIDUAL
UNDERSTANDS THAT:
(I) THE INDIVIDUAL IS RECEIVING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OR
MEDICAL SUPPLIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED TO THE PROGRAM; AND
(II) ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM HAVE CERTAIN
IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY;
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