2014 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 59. Professions and Occupations
§59-367.6. Liability of participating organizations and manufacturers – Bad faith or gross negligence.

A. For matters related only to the lawful donation, acceptance, or dispensing of prescription drugs under the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act, the following persons and entities, in compliance with the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act, in the absence of bad faith or gross negligence, shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for injury other than death, or loss to person or property, or professional disciplinary action:

1. The Board of Pharmacy;

2. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services;

3. Any prescription drug manufacturer, governmental entity, nursing home, or assisted living center donating prescription drugs under the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act;

4. Any prescription drug manufacturer or its representative that directly donates prescription drugs in professional samples to a charitable clinic or a pharmacy under the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act;

5. Any pharmacy, charitable clinic or health care professional that accepts or dispenses prescription drugs under the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act; and

6. Any pharmacy, charitable clinic, city-county pharmacy or other state-contracted pharmacy that employs a health care professional who accepts or can legally dispense prescription drugs under the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act and the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act.

B. For matters related to the donation, acceptance, or dispensing of a prescription drug manufactured by the prescription drug manufacturer that is donated by any entity under the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act, a prescription drug manufacturer shall not, in the absence of bad faith or gross negligence, be subject to criminal or civil liability for injury other than for death, or loss to person or property including, but not limited to, liability for failure to transfer or communicate product or consumer information or the expiration date of the donated prescription drug.

Added by Laws 2004, c. 374, § 6, emerg. eff. June 3, 2004.