| Sec. 1. Pilot program. The Department of Health and Human Services |
| shall begin planning for a pilot program for distributing unopened |
| medicines and medical supplies that are not needed by the person for whom |
| they were purchased. In designing the pilot program the department shall |
| consider the following: availability of unopened medicines and medical |
| supplies that are not needed by the person for whom they were purchased; |
| the unmet need for those medicines and medical supplies; methods for safe |
| and appropriate distribution to persons who need those medicines and |
| medical supplies; and possible funding through grants and other sources. |
| In designing the program the department shall consult with the Office of |
| the Attorney General, appropriate health care licensing boards, |
| representatives of health care facilities, health care providers, health |
| clinics and health centers, consumer advocates and associations |
| representing pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacies. In designing |
| the program the department shall consider liability protection for |
| manufacturers, pharmacies, pharmacists and other health care providers |
| and health care facilities that participate in the program. Prior to |
| beginning operation of the pilot program, the department shall report to |
| the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services regarding plans |
| for the pilot program and the medical, financial and legal implications |
| of those plans. |
