Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1140 - Pharmacy
Chapter 1140-17 - Drug Donation Repository Program
Section 1140-17-.02 - PURPOSE
Current through April 3, 2024
The overall purpose of this chapter is to establish administrative rules in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 63-10-501 et seq. relative to the following:
(1) Requirements for medical facilities and pharmacies to accept and dispense donated prescription drugs and supplies;
(2) Additional eligibility criteria for indigent or uninsured persons;
(3) Necessary forms for administration of the prescription drug donation repository program, including forms for use by individuals who donate, accept, distribute, or dispense the prescription drugs or supplies under the program;
(4) A means by which an individual who is eligible to receive donated prescription drugs and supplies may indicate eligibility;
(5) The maximum handling fee that a medical facility or pharmacy may charge for accepting, distributing, or dispensing donated prescription drugs and supplies under the program; and
(6) A list of prescription drugs that the prescription drug donation repository program will accept.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-10-501 through 63-10-510 and Chapter 392 of the Public Acts of 2017, § 1.
