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Title 31. HEALTH · Chapter 8. CARE AND PROTECTION OF INDIGENT AND ELDERLY PATIENTS · Article 10. DRUG REPOSITORY PROGRAM

31-8-306. Settlements for prescription drugs that are not controlled substances; distributions.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

  1. (a)

    It is the intent of the General Assembly that a portion of the proceeds of settlements received by the state relating to prescription drugs that are not controlled substances be appropriated for purposes of the program and distributed to eligible recipients in proportion to each such recipient’s participation rate in the program.#

  2. (b)

    It is further the intent of the General Assembly that if funds are appropriated for purposes of this article, the department shall be required to distribute such appropriations to eligible recipients in proportion to each such recipient’s level of participation in the program.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 31-8-306, enacted by Ga. L. 2024, p. 347, § 2-5/HB 1072, effective April 23, 2024.

Effective date

This Code section became effective April 23, 2024.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2024, p. 347, § 2-1/HB 1072, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly finds: “(1) Access to affordable medications is a public health issue that disproportionately impacts vulnerable patients, and a state’s drug repository program can serve as a solution to thousands of families for life-saving and life-preserving medications; and “(2) Participating recipient organizations can provide a valuable community benefit to families in need by making donated medications available and will be authorized to utilize additional pharmacy technicians to distribute donated medications under the drug repository program.” Pursuant to the terms of subsection (b), funds were not appropriated at the 2024 session of the General Assembly.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Text read from t31-(v23)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volume V23, 2025 edition, page 596; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 ba5a57f85d04.