Montana Code 37-7-1403. Cancer drug repository program — donations — registry
37-7-1403. Cancer drug repository program — donations — registry. (1) The board shall establish a cancer drug repository program for accepting donated cancer drugs and devices and dispensing the drugs and devices to qualified patients. Participation in the program is voluntary.
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-7-1403
- Board: means the board of pharmacy provided for in 2-15-1733. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Cancer drug: means a prescription drug used to treat:
(a)cancer or its side effects; or
(b)the side effects of a prescription drug used to treat cancer or its side effects. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- dispensing: means the interpretation, evaluation, and implementation of a prescription drug order, including the preparation and delivery of a drug or device to a patient or patient's agent in a suitable container appropriately labeled for administration to or use by a patient. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Drug: means a substance:
(a)recognized as a drug in any official compendium or supplement;
(b)intended for use in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
(c)other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body of humans or animals; and
(d)intended for use as a component of a substance specified in subsection (16)(a), (16)(b), or (16)(c). See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Health care facility: has the meaning provided in 50-5-101. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Health clinic: means a facility in which advice, counseling, diagnosis, treatment, surgery, care, or services relating to preserving or maintaining health are provided on an outpatient basis for a period of less than 24 consecutive hours to a person not residing at or confined to the facility. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Hospital: has the meaning provided in 50-5-101. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Participant: means a physician's office, pharmacy, hospital, or health clinic that has elected to voluntarily participate in the cancer drug repository program provided for in 37-7-1403 and that accepts donated cancer drugs or devices under rules adopted by the board. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Person: includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Pharmacy: means an established location, either physical or electronic, registered by the board where drugs or devices are dispensed with pharmaceutical care or where pharmaceutical care is provided. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Registry: means the prescription drug registry provided for in 37-7-1502. See Montana Code 37-7-101
(2)Any person or entity, including but not limited to a health care facility or the manufacturer of a cancer drug or device, may donate cancer drugs or devices to a participant pursuant to the provisions of 37-7-1403 through 37-7-1405.
(3)The board shall establish and maintain a registry of participants in the cancer drug repository program. The participant registry must:
(a)include the participant’s name, address, and telephone number; and
(b)identify whether the participant is a physician’s office, pharmacy, hospital, or health clinic.
(4)The board shall make the participant registry available to a person or entity wishing to donate a cancer drug or device to the cancer drug repository program.