A. A donor may donate medicine to an authorized recipient, and an authorized recipient may receive donated medicine from donors. Before a donor may make its first donation to an authorized recipient, the authorized recipient must verify and record all the following:

1. 1. That the donor is legally authorized to possess the medicine.
2. 2. The donor's name, address and telephone number and permit or license number, if applicable.
3. 3. That the donor will remove or redact any patient names and prescription numbers on donated medicine or will otherwise maintain patient confidentiality by executing a confidentiality agreement with the authorized recipient.

C. An authorized recipient may accept into inventory only donated medicine that meets all of the following:

1. 1. Is in unopened, tamper-evident packaging or that has been repackaged under this section.
2. 2. Is not adulterated or misbranded.
3. 3. Has been maintained in accordance and in compliance with the United States food and drug administration risk evaluation and mitigation strategies pursuant to 21 United States Code section 355-1, if applicable.
4. 4. Is accompanied by an attestation from the donor stating that the medicine being donated has been kept in a temperature-controlled environment and has not been adulterated.

J. An authorized recipient may administer or dispense only donated medicine that meets all of the following:

1. 1. The requirements of subsection C of this section based on an inspection by a health care professional.
2. 2. If dispensed to an eligible patient, is repackaged into a new container or has all previous patient information on the donated container redacted or removed.
3. 3. Is properly labeled in accordance with board rules.
4. 4. Has an expiration or beyond-use date brought forward from the donated medicine that will not expire before the medicine is completely used by the eligible patient based on the prescribing practitioner's directions for use or, for over-the-counter medicine, on the package's label.

S. The following are not subject to civil liability, criminal liability or professional disciplinary action if acting in good faith under this section:

1. 1. A person involved in the supply chain of donated medicine, including a donor, authorized recipient, manufacturer, repackager, wholesaler or pharmacy.
2. 2. A person, including any employee, officer, volunteer, owner, partner, member, director, contractor or other person or entity associated with the person, that in compliance with this section prescribes, donates, receives, dispenses, administers, transfers, replenishes or repackages medicine, or facilitates any of the above pursuant to this section.

U. Each of the following entities may post on the entity's public website information regarding where and how donors may donate medicine, who qualifies as an eligible patient and how an eligible patient may access donated medicine:

1. 1. Authorized recipients.
2. 2. The department of health services.
3. 3. The Arizona health care cost containment system.
4. 4. Health profession regulatory boards as defined in section 32-3201.

V. For the purposes of this section:

1. 1. "Authorized recipient" means any entity that has a license or permit in good standing in this state and that is legally authorized to possess medicine, including a wholesaler, distributor, reverse distributor, repackager, hospital, pharmacy or health care institution.

2. 2. "Donor":

   1. (a) Means any person, any individual member of the public or any entity legally authorized to possess medicine, including a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, third-party logistic provider, pharmacy, dispenser, clinic, surgical center, health center, detention and rehabilitation center, laboratory, medical school, pharmacy school, health care professional or health care facility.
   2. (b) Includes government agencies and entities that are federally authorized to possess medicine, including drug manufacturers, repackagers, relabelers, outsourcing facilities, prisons and importers authorized by the United States food and drug administration.
3. 3. "Eligible patient" means an individual who is indigent, uninsured, underinsured or enrolled in a public health benefits program.
4. 4. "Health care professional" means a health care provider who is licensed or certified pursuant to this title and authorized to dispense or administer prescription drugs.
5. 5. "Medicine" means both prescription and nonprescription drugs, including drugs approved by the United States food and drug administration and labeled for investigational use.
6. 6. "Returns processor" has the same meaning prescribed in 21 United States Code section 360eee and includes a reverse distributor.
7. 7. "Unopened, tamper-evident packaging" has the same meaning as United States pharmacopeia packaging and storage requirements, including unopened unit-dose, multiple-dose and immediate, secondary and tertiary packaging.