Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 367.3 – Implementation of Pilot Program and Statewide Program

A.
1. 1. The State Board of Health, the Board of Pharmacy and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall jointly develop and implement a pilot program consistent with public health and safety through which unused prescription drugs, other than prescription drugs defined as controlled dangerous substances by Section 2-101 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may be transferred from nursing facilities to pharmacies operated by city-county health departments or county pharmacies for the purpose of distributing the medication to Oklahoma residents who are medically indigent.
2. 2. The pilot program established pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall conform to the requirements established in rules promulgated by the State Board of Health, the Board of Pharmacy and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority prior to the effective date of this act, and shall remain in effect until January 1, 2005.
B. The State Board of Health, the Board of Pharmacy, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, and the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall review and evaluate the pilot program and shall submit a report and any recommendations to the Governor, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate, and the Chairs of the appropriate legislative committees on or before January 1, 2005.
C.
1. 1. Beginning January 1, 2005, the Board of Pharmacy shall implement statewide a program consistent with public health and safety through which unused prescription drugs, other than prescription drugs defined as controlled dangerous substances in Section 2-101 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may be transferred from nursing facilities, assisted living centers or pharmaceutical manufacturers to pharmacies operated by a county. If no county pharmacy exists, or if a county pharmacy chooses not to participate, such unused prescription medications may be transferred to a pharmacy operated by a city-county health department or a pharmacy under contract with a city-county health department, a pharmacy operated by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services or a charitable clinic for the purpose of distributing the unused prescription medications to Oklahoma residents who are medically indigent.
2. 2. The Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate rules and establish procedures necessary to implement the program established by the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act.
3. 3. The Board of Pharmacy shall provide technical assistance to entities who may wish to participate in the program.
  Historical Data
  Laws 2001, HB 1297, c. 281, § 1, eff. November 1, 2001; Amended by Laws 2002, SB 1571, c. 462, § 3, emerg. eff. July 1, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1268, c. 167, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 2003 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 1866, c. 374, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 2004 (superseded document available); Renumbered from 63 O.S. § 1918.2 by Laws 2004, HB 1866, c. 374, § 9, emerg. eff. June 3, 2004.