Hawaii Revised Statutes 328C-5 – Reserving the State’s authority to regulate, inspect, or ban the use of donated pharmaceuticals or health care supplies
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 328C-5
- Pharmaceuticals and health care supplies: means any medicine (prescription or nonprescription, excluding all controlled substances listed in chapter 329) or health care supplies such as soap, personal sanitary products, baby formula, dietary supplement, health care aids such as thermometers, surgical gloves, or bandages, or any other item which is customarily fit for human consumption or external use, before the expiration date stamped on the product, if any. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 328C-1
Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrict the authority of any state department to regulate, inspect, or ban the use of donated pharmaceuticals or health care supplies for human consumption or use. Pharmaceuticals and health care supplies that are distributed by a charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization, and the activities associated with that distribution, shall comply with the applicable provisions of chapter 328, including part VII, which relates to prescription drug wholesalers. Any provisions to the contrary notwithstanding, all activities conducted by an organization under this chapter involving the distribution of prescription drugs to persons other than a consumer or patient shall be included within the definition of “wholesale distribution” as defined by § 328-112.