§ 9505. Third-party drugs in long-term care facilities, assisted living residences and personal...
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military AffairsEffective: December 15, 2014
Effective: December 15, 2014
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 9505
Formerly cited as PA ST 35 P.S. § 960.15
§ 9505. Third-party drugs in long-term care facilities, assisted living residences and personal care homes
(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all of the following may dispense a drug acquired from a drug source facility outside the long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home to a patient of a long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home:
(4) The patient has signed a form authorizing the long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home to administer a drug from a drug source facility outside the location and provided payment information for payment of the related fees to the pharmacy. In the case of a minor or a patient who is unable to sign the form, a parent, a guardian, an agent acting under a power of attorney or a family member is authorized to sign the form. The form must explain that a person authorized under subsection (a) to dispense a drug from a drug source facility outside the long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home:
(7) The United States Department of Veterans Affairs provides the drug directly to the pharmacy in the long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home in the patient's name or by mailing it to a lockbox located at the long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home in the patient's name and with the following information in preparation for the repackaging and relabeling:
(8) The pharmacist manager of the pharmacy, within the long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home or that has a contract with the long-term care facility, assisted living residence or personal care home responsible for access to the lockbox shall be responsible for the following:
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].
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 9505, PA ST 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 9505
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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