Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1918.1

Pilot program.

A. The purpose of this section is to reduce expensive and

unnecessary wastage of excess drugs dispensed to residents of

nursing homes. In order to determine if the use of bubble pack

units and the return and reissuance of unadulterated drugs is cost-

effective and administratively efficient there is hereby established

a pilot program for dispensing and returning anti-ulcer and

antiarthritics in bubble pack units. The pilot program shall

terminate January 1, 1998.

B. For the purpose of this study, upon filling a prescription

for residents of nursing facilities, a pharmacist shall dispense

anti-ulcer and antiarthritics in bubble pack units when available.

C. Any prescription for anti-ulcer and antiarthritics dispensed

by a pharmacist in bubble pack units for a resident of a nursing

home that is unused and is unadulterated may be returned for credit

to the issuing pharmacy. Such medication may be dispensed by the

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pharmacist to other nursing home patients. The Oklahoma Health Care

Authority in concert with the State Board of Pharmacy shall

promulgate permanent rules that will provide for the implementation

of this subsection. The permanent rules shall be promulgated by the

Board pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures

Act.

D. The Oklahoma State Board of Health in concert with the State

Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate rules to ensure the integrity of

the collection of unadulterated anti-ulcer and antiarthritics within

nursing facilities. The rules shall provide for a drug manifest

form that shall accompany each shipment of unadulterated anti-ulcer

and antiarthritics in bubble pack units from the nursing facility to

the dispensing pharmacy.

E. The State Board of Health shall report the findings of the

pilot program to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Governor by April 1,

1998.

F. For purposes of this section:

1. "Bubble pack units" means a sealed unit of use container

packaged by a pharmacy or pharmaceutical manufacturer that bears the

name of the drug, expiration date, and the name of the pharmacy

dispensing the drug;

2. "Nursing facility" means a facility as defined by Section 1-

1902 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. "Unadulterated" means medications that are properly stored,

labeled and not past the expiration date; and

4. "Antiarthritics" means legend nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory

drugs.