H.F. No. 4605 - Bill Summary

• Expands donor eligibility to include individuals age 18+ who legally obtained drugs or medical supplies, in addition to licensed healthcare facilities, pharmacies, wholesalers, and manufacturers.

• Modifies patient eligibility to require submission of an application at or before receiving donated drugs, rather than prior to program enrollment, and clarifies that uninsured individuals, those without prescription drug coverage, or underinsured individuals qualify.

• Allows repositories to charge handling fees of up to 250 percent of the medical assistance program dispensing fee, with no fees charged to individuals enrolled in medical assistance or MinnesotaCare programs.

• Removes requirement for repositories to reinspect drugs received from central repositories and streamlines documentation requirements for donor information and drug inventory maintenance.

• Extends liability immunity to donors, healthcare facilities, pharmacists, practitioners, and facilitating entities for acts or omissions involving donated drugs, excluding cases of reckless, wanton, intentional misconduct, or unrelated malpractice.