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Senate Bill 1243 |
Senate Author: Burton |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Sheffield et al. |
Senate Bill 1243 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to establish a pilot program for donation and redistribution of certain unused prescription drugs in the cities of Austin, Fort Worth, or El Paso. The bill establishes the circumstances under which a donated drug may be accepted and requirements for the prescription, provision, and administration of donated drugs. The bill provides for a limitation on liability for certain acts performed under the pilot program. The bill requires DSHS to establish and maintain a central drug repository and an electronic database of the donated drugs and to conduct and report on a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a program under which entities transfer to DSHS for distribution unused drugs for which the entity received Medicaid reimbursement.