HB54 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Todd Greeson
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Co. jails, pharmacies, prescription drugs, redispensing under certain conditions in same manner as pharmacies in state correctional facilities, Sec. 14-1-19 am'd.
Summary: HB54 expands the permission to redispense unused prescription drugs to county jail pharmacies under specific safety, labeling, and packaging rules.
What This Bill Does
It amends Section 14-1-19 to include county jail pharmacies in the programs that can redispense unused prescription drugs. It sets conditions for accepting returned drugs, requiring inspections, nurse supervision, and verification that handling preserved drug integrity and proper labeling. It requires written protocols for accepting returns, restocking, repackaging, labeling, and redistributing, plus a uniform tracking system. It also outlines how drugs can be returned and redistributed based on packaging, and lists exceptions such as controlled substances and non-unit-dose packaging. The act takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Who It Affects
County jail pharmacies and county sheriffs' offices: can participate in redispensing unused prescription drugs under the new rules.
Pharmacists and pharmacy staff in correctional facilities and county jails: must follow safety, labeling, packaging, and redistribution requirements.
Registered professional nurses or licensed practical nurses responsible for drug security and administration in correctional facilities: oversee the handling and security of returned drugs.
Inmates or individuals in county jails: may receive redistributed medications under the safety and packaging rules.

Key Provisions
County jail pharmacies are added to the list of facilities allowed to redispense unused prescription drugs.
Returned drugs must meet safety conditions: on-site inspections, nurse supervision, and confirmation that handling prevented damage, contamination, or loss of drug integrity.
Pharmacists must verify labeling, strength, lot number, expiration date, and that drugs were dispensed in unit-dose or unit-of-issue packaging.
Written protocols must be developed for accepting, returning to stock, repackaging, labeling, and redistributing drugs; protocols must be on site and accessible to on-duty pharmacists; protocols must include methods for maintaining drug quality and a system for recording/ tracking.
Redistribution rules: drugs in manufacturer unit-dose or unit-of-issue packaging may be returned to stock and reused; drugs repackaged into unit-dose or unit-of-issue packaging may be returned to stock but not repackaged again; redispensing must occur in the same packaging and only once; cannot add to partially used unit-dose packs.
Exclusions: the section does not apply to controlled substances, customized patient medication packages, non-unit-dose/non-unit-of-issue packaging, or drugs not properly labeled.
Effective date: immediate upon passage and approval.

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Subjects: Counties