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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this part:
(1) “Anti-rejection drug” means a prescription drug that suppresses the immune system to prevent or reverse rejection of a transplanted organ;
(2) “Board” means the board of pharmacy;
(3) “Cancer drug” means a prescription drug that is used to treat:
(A) Cancer or the side effects of cancer; or
(B) The side effects of a prescription drug that is used to treat cancer or the side effects of cancer;
(4) “Controlled substance” has the same meaning as defined in § 39-17-402;
(5) “Department” means the department of health;
(6) “Donor” means any of the following that donates prescription drugs to a repository program approved pursuant to this part:
(A) A person;
(B) A pharmacy;
(C) A medical facility;
(D) A drug manufacturer or wholesaler licensed by the board; or
(E) A prison or government entity federally authorized to possess prescription drugs with a license or permit in good standing in the state in which the entity is located;
(7) “Eligible individual” means an indigent, an uninsured person, or an underinsured person who meets the criteria for eligibility pursuant to this part;
(8) “Indigent” means a person with an income that is below six hundred percent (600%) of the federal poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services;
(9) “Medical facility” means:
(A) A physician's office;
(B) A hospital;
(C) A health clinic;
(D) A nonprofit health clinic, including a federally qualified health center as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B); a rural health clinic, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(1); and a nonprofit health clinic that provides medical care to patients who are indigent, uninsured, or underinsured;
(E) A free clinic as defined in § 63-6-703;
(F) A charitable organization as defined in § 48-101-501; or
(G) A nursing home as defined in § 68-11-201;
(10) “Pharmacy” means a pharmacy as defined in § 63-10-204;
(11) “Prescription drug”:
(A) Has the same meaning as defined in § 63-10-204;
(B) Includes, but is not limited to, cancer drugs and anti-rejection drugs; and
(C) Does not include:
(i) Controlled substances; or
(ii) Drugs covered by the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program of the United States food and drug administration;
(12) “Repository” means a pharmacy that:
(A) Has a license or permit in good standing with the board; and
(B) Meets the requirements established by § 63-10-503;
(13) “Supplies” means the supplies necessary to administer the prescription drugs donated pursuant to this part; and
(14) “Unopened tamper-evident packaging” has the same meaning as defined in United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter 659, Packaging and Storage Requirements.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 63. Professions of the Healing Arts § 63-10-502 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-63-professions-of-the-healing-arts/tn-code-sect-63-10-502/
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