(a) Before the Surplus Medication Program may operate, the Director shall establish written procedures and protocols to ensure compliance with Division 116 of the California Health and Safety Code and this Article 43. At a minimum, these written procedures and protocols shall:
(1) Establish eligibility for medically indigent patients who may participate in the program;
(2) Ensure that patients eligible for the program will not be charged for any Medications provided under the program;
(3) Develop a formulary of Medications appropriate for the Surplus Medication Program;
(4) Ensure proper safety and management of any Medications collected by and maintained under the authority of a Participating Entity;
(5) Ensure the privacy of individuals for whom the Medications were originally prescribed.
(6) Conform to the Pharmacy Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 2 of the California Business and Professions Law) regarding packaging, transporting, storing, and dispensing all Medications.
(7) Include specific procedures to ensure that Medications that require refrigeration, including, but not limited to, any biological product as defined in Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 262), an intravenously injected drug, or an infused drug, are packaged, transported, stored, and dispensed at appropriate temperatures and in accordance with USP standards and the Pharmacy Law.
(Added by Ord. 247-18, File No. 180804, App. 10/26/2018, Eff. 11/26/2018)