65-1674. Same; rules and regulations; duties of the board of pharmacy. - Kansas Statutes

65-1674

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH Article 16.--REGULATION OF PHARMACISTS

      65-1674.   Same; rules and regulations; duties of theboard of pharmacy.(a) The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules and regulations by December1, 2008, to implement the utilization of unused medications act.Such rules shall:

      (1)   Include standards and procedures for transfer, acceptance and safestorage of donated medications;

      (2)   include standards and procedures for inspecting donated medicationsto ensure that the medications are in compliance with the utilization of unusedmedications act and to ensure that, in the professional judgmentof a pharmacist, the medications meet all federal and state standards forproduct integrity;

      (3)   establish standards foracceptance of unused medications from donating entities; and

      (4)   establish, in consultation with the department of health and environmentand the department on aging, any additional rules and regulations, andstandards and procedures it deems appropriate or necessary to implement theprovisions of the utilization ofunused medications act.

      (b)   In accordance with the rules and regulations and procedures of theprogram established pursuant to this section, a resident of an adult care home,or the representative or guardian of a residentmay donate unused medications, other than prescriptiondrugs defined as controlled substances, for dispensation tomedically indigent persons.

      History:   L. 2008, ch. 9, § 7; Mar. 27.