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ID H0058

Bill

Status

Passed

3/13/2019

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 54-1732 to add exceptions to legend drug distribution restrictions for opioid antagonists and epinephrine auto-injectors, and allows practitioners to deliver professional samples in original containers with oral directions.

  • Revises Section 54-1761 definitions to clarify "medically indigent patient" as an Idaho resident unable to afford legend drugs and ineligible for medicaid or medicare, and defines "qualified donor" as donation repositories or members of the public.

  • Repeals the existing Idaho Legend Drug Donation Act (Section 54-1762) and replaces it with new provisions allowing qualified donors to transfer legend drugs to donation repositories for medically indigent patients.

  • Establishes requirements for drug donations: public donors must provide manufacturer's original sealed packaging; entity donors can provide sealed or controlled unsealed drugs; repositories cannot accept controlled substances (Schedules II-V) or drugs expiring within 3 months.

  • Requires donation repositories to comply with all federal and state drug storage laws, inspect drugs for adulteration, dispense only by valid prescription, and maintain separate inventory of donated drugs that cannot be resold.

Legislative Description

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the transfer of legend drugs for donation to medically indigent patients.

PHARMACY

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on March 13, 2019 Session Law Chapter 82 Effective: 07/01/2019

3/13/2019

Committee Referrals

Health and Welfare2/15/2019
Health and Welfare1/29/2019

Full Bill Text

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