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H.B. 317
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VETOES
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May 26, 2005
The Honorable Michael E. Busch
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
Dear Mr. Speaker:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, today I have
vetoed House Bill 317 - Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug
Repository Program.
This bill establishes a Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug
Repository Program and provides for the composition, chair, staffing, and duties of
the Task Force. The Task Force is to submit a report by January 1, 2006.
Senate Bill 441, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me,
accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 317.
Very truly yours,
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor
House Bill No. 317
AN ACT concerning
Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository
Program
FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to establish a Prescription
Drug Repository Program to accept and dispense prescription drugs donated for
the purpose of dispensing to certain individuals; providing that the Program
may only accept and dispense drugs in certain unit dose packaging; providing
for a certain exception; prohibiting the Program from accepting or dispensing
drugs that bear a certain expiration date or may be adulterated; authorizing any
person to donate prescription drugs to the Program; specifying that drugs may
only be donated to certain entities that participate in the Program; requiring an
entity that seeks to participate in the Program to apply to the Board in the form
and manner required in regulation; specifying the persons who can receive
drugs donated through the Program; requiring a drug donated through the
Program to be dispensed through a prescription issued by an authorized
prescriber; requiring an entity that accepts donated drugs to comply with
certain laws and conduct a certain inspection; authorizing an entity to charge a
handling fee to individuals receiving donated drugs; prohibiting drugs donated
to the Program from being resold; prohibiting for certain matters a certain
person who acts in good faith from being subject to certain prosecution, liability,
or disciplinary action; requiring the Board to adopt certain regulations on or
before a certain date; requiring the regulations to establish certain items;
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