65-1672. Same; participation; adult care homes; powers and duties of a qualifying center or clinic.
(a) Participation in the utilization of unused medications act by residents of adult care homes and donating entities shall be voluntary. Nothing in the utilization of unused medications act shall require any resident of an adult care home or any donating entity to participate in the program.
(b) A qualifying center or clinic which meets the eligibility requirements established in the utilization of unused medications act may:
(1) Dispense medications donated under the utilization of unused medications act to persons who are medically indigent residents of Kansas; and
(2) charge persons receiving donated medications a handling fee not to exceed 200% of the medicaid dispensing fee.
(c) A qualifying center or clinic which meets the eligibility requirements established and authorized by the utilization of unused medications act which accepts donated medications shall:
(1) Comply with all applicable federal and state laws related to the storage and distribution of medications;
(2) inspect all medications prior to dispensing the medications to determine that such medications are not adulterated; and
(3) dispense prescription drugs only pursuant to a prescription issued by a practitioner or mid-level practitioner.
(d) Medications donated under the utilization of unused medications act shall not be resold but are available for transfer to another qualifying center or clinic.
(e) For purposes of the utilization of unused medications act, medications dispensed by qualifying centers or clinics shall not be considered resale of such medications.
History: L. 2008, ch. 9, § 5; Mar. 27.