As used in this part:

(1) “Anti-rejection drug” means a prescription drug that suppresses the immune system to prevent or reverse rejection of a transplanted organ;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-10-502

  • Administer: means the direct application of a drug to a patient or research subject by injection, inhalation, ingestion, topical application or by any other means. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
  • Board: means the board of pharmacy. See Tennessee Code 63-10-502
  • Department: means the department of health. See Tennessee Code 63-10-502
  • Drug: means any of the following:
    (A) Articles recognized as drugs or drug products in any official compendium or supplement thereto. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
  • Indigent: means a person with an income that is below six hundred percent (600%) of the federal poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services. See Tennessee Code 63-10-502
  • Manufacturer: means any person, except a pharmacist compounding in the normal course of professional practice, engaged in the commercial production, preparation, propagation, conversion or processing of a drug, either directly or indirectly, by extraction from substances of natural origin or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or both, and includes any packaging or repackaging of a drug or the labeling or relabeling of its container and the promotion and marketing of such drugs or devices. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
  • Medical facility: means :
    (A) A physician's office. See Tennessee Code 63-10-502
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation and the state, its departments, agencies and employees, and the political subdivisions of Tennessee and their departments, agencies and employees, except the department of health and local health departments. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
  • Pharmacy: means a pharmacy as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 63-10-502
  • Prescription drug: means a drug that under federal or state law is required to be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription order or is restricted to use by prescribers and that under federal law must be labeled with either the symbol "Rx only" or the statement "Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by, or on the order of, a licensed veterinarian". See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
  • Repository: means a pharmacy that:
    (A) Has a license or permit in good standing with the board. See Tennessee Code 63-10-502
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Supplies: means the supplies necessary to administer the prescription drugs donated pursuant to this part. See Tennessee Code 63-10-502
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Board” means the board of pharmacy;
(3) “Cancer drug” means a prescription drug that is used to treat:

(A) Cancer or the side effects of cancer; or
(B) The side effects of a prescription drug that is used to treat cancer or the side effects of cancer;
(4) “Controlled substance” has the same meaning as defined in § 39-17-402;
(5) “Department” means the department of health;
(6) “Donor” means any of the following that donates prescription drugs to a repository program approved pursuant to this part:

(A) A person;
(B) A pharmacy;
(C) A medical facility;
(D) A drug manufacturer or wholesaler licensed by the board; or
(E) A prison or government entity federally authorized to possess prescription drugs with a license or permit in good standing in the state in which the entity is located;
(7) “Eligible individual” means an indigent, an uninsured person, or an underinsured person who meets the criteria for eligibility pursuant to this part;
(8) “Indigent” means a person with an income that is below six hundred percent (600%) of the federal poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services;
(9) “Medical facility” means:

(A) A physician’s office;
(B) A hospital;
(C) A health clinic;
(D) A nonprofit health clinic, including a federally qualified health center as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B); a rural health clinic, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(1); and a nonprofit health clinic that provides medical care to patients who are indigent, uninsured, or underinsured;
(E) A free clinic as defined in § 63-6-703;
(F) A charitable organization as defined in § 48-101-501; or
(G) A nursing home as defined in § 68-11-201;
(10) “Pharmacy” means a pharmacy as defined in § 63-10-204;
(11) “Prescription drug”:

(A) Has the same meaning as defined in § 63-10-204;
(B) Includes, but is not limited to, cancer drugs and anti-rejection drugs; and
(C) Does not include:

(i) Controlled substances; or
(ii) Drugs covered by the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program of the United States food and drug administration;
(12) “Repository” means a pharmacy that:

(A) Has a license or permit in good standing with the board; and
(B) Meets the requirements established by § 63-10-503;
(13) “Supplies” means the supplies necessary to administer the prescription drugs donated pursuant to this part; and
(14) “Unopened tamper-evident packaging” has the same meaning as defined in United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter 659, Packaging and Storage Requirements.
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