Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-11-1 - PROCEDURES FOR DONATION OF CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO CHARITABLE CLINICS
Section 420-11-1-.03 - Transfer Of Drugs
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
Charitable clinics must have a written agreement with an authorized institution before accepting drugs. The following procedures must be followed by the authorized institution before releasing custody of the medications to the charitable clinic.
(1) Any person accepting custody of donated prescription medications on behalf of a charitable clinic shall have written authorization from the charitable clinic's administrator to do so.
(2) An institution transferring custody of drugs shall have on file written documentation that the patient or family member donated the drugs to the charitable clinic. The documentation shall be maintained for a minimum of two years at the institution.
(3) The prescription container shall have any specific patient identifying information removed from or made illegible on the container.
(4) The name, strength, and expiration date of the drug must remain on the container.
(5) The person who releases the drugs to the delivery or pick-up person for the charitable clinic shall provide an inventory list of the drugs to the delivery or pick-up person that includes the name of the medication, strength, expiration date, and quantity. The list must be dated and signed by the person releasing the medication from the transferring institution. The delivery or pick-up person must sign and date the list to be maintained at the institution transferring custody of the drugs. The list must be signed and dated by a representative of the charitable institution that receives the medication and a copy maintained at the charitable institution for a period of at least two years. The medications must be physically transferred within seven days of notification that they are available.
(6) All records of the transfer will be open to inspection by the Board of Pharmacy, Board of Medical Examiners, Alabama Department of Public Health, and law enforcement officials in Alabama.
(7) Charitable clinics may give donated drugs only to charitable patients as defined by these rules.
Author: Charles C. Thomas, R. Ph., FAPhA, State Pharmacy Director
Authority: Act No. 2002-498.
