Existing law prohibits a manufacturer or wholesaler from dispensing dangerous drugs. (NRS 454.215, 639.100) Sections 1-5 of this bill authorize a manufacturer or wholesaler to dispense certain dialysate drugs and deliver devices necessary to administer dialysis at a residence after satisfying certain requirements to a: (1) patient with irreversible renal disease, or his or her designee; (2) provider of health care; or (3) hospital or facility for the treatment of irreversible renal disease. Section 1 requires a prescription provided to a manufacturer or a wholesaler for such purposes to comply with various requirements concerning format, contents and recordkeeping that apply to prescriptions generally. Section 1 authorizes a manufacturer or wholesaler to use a third-party logistics provider to deliver the dialysate drug or device necessary to administer dialysis at home. Section 6 of this bill requires a manufacturer or wholesaler that dispenses dialysate drugs pursuant to section 1 to maintain certain records relating to dangerous drugs in the same manner as a pharmacy, hospital or practitioner that furnishes dangerous drugs and makes a violation of this requirement a misdemeanor. (NRS 454.286) Section 7 of this bill authorizes a person to possess a dangerous dialysate drug dispensed to him or her by a manufacturer or wholesaler pursuant to section 1.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 639.016, 639.595, 454.0098, 454.215, 454.286, 454.316
Reprint 1: 639.016, 639.595, 454.0098, 454.215, 454.286, 454.316
As Enrolled: 639.016, 639.595, 454.0098, 454.215, 454.286, 454.316
BDR: 639.016, 639.595, 454.0098, 454.215, 454.286, 454.316