A drug received but not yet accepted into inventory shall be kept in a separate designated area. A drug may be accepted under this Act only if all of the following requirements are met:
- (1) The drug is in unopened tamper-evident packaging or has been repackaged according to Section 30.
- (2) The drug is not expired.
- (3) The drug is not a controlled substance.
- (4) The recipient maintains a written or electronic record of a donation made under this Act consisting of the name, strength, and quantity of each accepted drug and the name, address, and telephone number of the donor, unless a recipient is further donating to a recipient under common ownership or common control. Notwithstanding any other law or rule, no other record of a donation is required.
- (5) The donor has removed or redacted any patient name and prescription number and any other patient identifying information on the drug or otherwise maintains patient confidentiality by executing a confidentiality agreement with the recipient according to all State and federal medical patient privacy laws, rules, or regulations.
- (6) The drug has a method recognized by the United States Pharmacopeia to detect improper temperature variations if the drug requires temperature control other than room temperature storage.
(Source: P.A. 102-389, eff. 1-1-22.)