Ohio Code 4729.50 – Contracts with private entities to process applications
(A) The state board of pharmacy may enter into contracts with private entities under which the entities process applications and renewal applications for wholesale distributors of dangerous drugs and terminal distributors of dangerous drugs. When entering into these contracts, the board shall give preference to entities that are Ohio-based companies.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4729.50
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Drug: means :
(1) Any article recognized in the United States pharmacopoeia and national formulary, or any supplement to them, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
(2) Any other article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
(3) Any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or animals;
(4) Any article intended for use as a component of any article specified in division (E)(1), (2), or (3) of this section; but does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories. See Ohio Code 4729.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
Any revenue received by the board from contracts entered into under this section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund. The money may be used for any purpose determined by the board to be relevant to its duties, including the establishment and maintenance of a drug database pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code.
(B) No enforcement or disciplinary authority granted to the board shall be transferred to a private entity through a contract entered into under this section.