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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="15-601" title_number="15" title_name="Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prescription Drug Repository Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Board” means the State Board of Pharmacy.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Dispense” means to provide:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A prescription drug or medical supply in accordance with a prescription; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An over–the–counter drug or medical supply.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Drop–off site” means a pharmacy, other health care facility, or other entity participating in a drug donation or repository program and designated by the Board that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Has voluntarily agreed to accept donated prescription drugs, over–the–counter drugs, or medical supplies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is located within the State or in another state; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Does not have a final disciplinary order issued against it by a health occupations board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Eligible patient” means an individual who, through self–attestation, is indigent, uninsured, underinsured, or enrolled in a public health benefits program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Program” means the Prescription Drug Repository Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Repository” means a licensed pharmacy that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the licensed pharmacy is located in the State, does not have a final disciplinary order issued against it by the Board of Pharmacy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Has voluntarily agreed to participate in the Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Is located in the State or in another state; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Has been approved by the Board to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Accept donated prescription drugs, over–the–counter drugs, or medical supplies from a designated drop–off site;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Dispense the donated prescription drugs, over–the–counter drugs, or medical supplies to eligible patients; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Dispose of prescription drugs, over–the–counter drugs, or medical supplies not accepted for dispensing to eligible patients.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Tamper–evident packaging” means a packaging system that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May involve an immediate–container and closure system, secondary–container or carton system, tertiary–container system, or other combination of systems intended to provide a visual indication of package integrity;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May contain unit–dose or multi–dose contents; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Has one or more indicators or barriers to entry that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>If breached or missing, can reasonably be expected to provide visible evidence to consumers that tampering has occurred; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If handled in a reasonable manner during manufacture, distribution, or retail display, is designed to remain intact.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
