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§ 9508. Civil liability and unprofessional conduct

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military AffairsEffective: December 15, 2014

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military Affairs (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 95. Long-Term Care Patient Access to Pharmaceuticals (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 15, 2014
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 9508
Formerly cited as PA ST 35 P.S. § 960.18
§ 9508. Civil liability and unprofessional conduct
(a) Repackaging and relabeling.--A person authorized under section 9505(a) (relating to third-party drugs in long-term care facilities, assisted living residences and personal care homes) to dispense a drug shall be immune from civil liability arising out of dispensation of the drug if the person properly repackages and relabels a drug based on the information received from the original drug source facility.
(b) Administration of drug.--A long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home or an employee or agent of a long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home that properly administers a drug from a person authorized under section 9505(a) to dispense the drug shall be immune from civil liability arising out of administration of the drug.
(c) Unprofessional conduct.--A pharmacist authorized under section 9505(a) to dispense a drug who properly relabels and repackages the drug shall not be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct under section 5(9) of the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L. 1700, No. 699),1 known as the Pharmacy Act.

Credits

2012, May 8, P.L. 248, No. 36, § 1, effective in 60 days [July 9, 2012]. Amended 2014, Oct. 14, P.L. 2511, No. 147, § 1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 15, 2014].

Footnotes

63 P.S. § 390-5.
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 9508, PA ST 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 9508
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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