A. 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 residential care homes, nursing facilities, assisted living centers, public intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICFs/IID) 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.
B. The Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate rules and establish procedures necessary to implement the program established by the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act.
C. The Board of Pharmacy shall provide technical assistance to entities who may wish to participate in the program.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 281, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 462, § 3, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 167, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 374, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 2004. Renumbered from § 1-1918.2 of Title 63 by Laws 2004, c. 374, § 9, emerg. eff. June 3, 2004. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 285, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 109, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2019, c. 475, § 45, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.