| This bill establishes the unused prescription drug program |
| under which unused prescription drugs are accepted and dispensed |
| to low-income persons. To be eligible for the program a person |
| must have a family income below 350% of the federal poverty |
| level, may not be receiving MaineCare prescription drug benefits, |
| must be a Maine resident and must have a valid prescription for |
| the drug to be dispensed. The program may accept unused and |
| unopened prescription drugs from drug manufacturers, drug |
| wholesale and terminal distributors, hospitals, health clinics, |
| federally qualified health centers, Indian health centers and |
| rural health centers and assisted living facilities licensed by |
| the Department of Health and Human Services. |