SURPLUS MEDICATION COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Cal. HSC § 150202
California Statutes
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a) Notwithstanding any other law, a donor organization is defined, for purposes of this division, to refer to the following facilities, hospitals, and entities that legally possess centrally stored, unused medication:
(1) A licensed general acute care hospital, as defined in
Section 1250.
(2) A licensed acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in
Section 1250.
(3) A licensed skilled nursing facility, as defined in
Section 1250, including a skilled nursing facility designated as an institution for mental disease.
(4) A licensed intermediate care facility, as defined in
Section 1250.
(5) A licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative facility, as defined in
Section 1250.
(6) A licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing facility, as defined in
Section 1250.
(7) A licensed correctional treatment center, as defined in
Section 1250.
(8) A licensed psychiatric health facility, as defined in
Section 1250.2.
(9) A licensed chemical dependency recovery hospital, as defined in
Section 1250.3.
(10) A licensed residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in
Section 1569.2, with or more residents.
(11) An approved mental health rehabilitation center, as described in
Section of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(12) An eligible entity, as defined in subdivision (
b) of
Section 150201.
(13) A juvenile facility, as described in
Section 208.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(14) A local detention facility, as described in
Section 6031.4 of the Penal Code.
(15) A facility that is any of the following: (
A) Licensed by the State Department of Social Services. (
B) Licensed by the State Department of Public Health. (
C) Licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services. (
D) Licensed by or under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. (
E) Licensed by or under the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Justice.
(16) A licensed home health agency, as defined in
Section 1725.
(17) A licensed hospice agency, as defined in
Section 1745.
(18) A licensed hospice facility, as defined in subdivision (
n) of
Section 1250. (
b) Medication donated by facilities pursuant to subdivision (
a) shall meet the requirements of subdivisions (
c) and (
d) of
Section and shall be unexpired medication that would have otherwise been destroyed by the facility or another appropriate entity. (
c) Medication eligible for donation by facilities pursuant to subdivision (
a) shall be directly delivered from the dispensing pharmacy, wholesaler or manufacturer, to the facility and subsequently centrally stored. Centrally stored medication that originated from a patient or resident is not eligible for donation under this division.