Ohio Revised Code Title XXXVII. Health Safety Morals § 3715.871

(A) Any pharmacy, drug manufacturer, health care facility, or other person or government entity may donate or give prescription drugs to the drug repository program. Any person or government entity may facilitate the donation or gift of drugs to the program. Drugs may be donated or given only at a pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic participating in the program.

(B) Any pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic may elect to participate in the program if it meets eligibility criteria for participation, as established in rules adopted under section 3715.873 of the Revised Code. Participation in the program by pharmacies, hospitals, and nonprofit clinics is voluntary. Nothing in this or any other section of the Revised Code requires a pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic to participate in the program.

(C) A pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic participating in the program shall distribute the drugs it accepts under the program to individuals who are residents of this state and meet the eligibility standards established in rules adopted under section 3715.873 of the Revised Code by using either of the following methods of distribution:

(D) A pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic participating in the program shall comply with all applicable federal laws and laws of this state dealing with storage and distribution of dangerous drugs and shall, in accordance with rules adopted under section 3715.873 of the Revised Code, inspect all drugs prior to distributing them to determine that they are not or appear not to be adulterated.

(E) A pharmacy, hospital, or nonprofit clinic participating in the program may charge individuals receiving donated or given drugs a nominal handling fee established in accordance with rules adopted under section 3715.873 of the Revised Code. Except for occasional sales at wholesale by charitable pharmacies, hospitals, and nonprofit clinics, as authorized in rules adopted under section 3715.873 of the Revised Code, drugs that are donated or given to the program may not be resold.