{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-10-502","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-502","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part: (1) \"Anti-rejection drug\" means a prescription drug that suppresses the immune system to prevent or reverse rejection of a transplanted organ; (2) \"Board\" means the board of pharmacy; (3) \"Cancer drug\" means a prescription drug that is used to treat: (A) Cancer or the side effects of cancer; or (B) The side effects of a prescription drug that is used to treat cancer or the side effects of cancer; (4) \"Controlled substance\" has the same meaning as defined in § 39-17-402 ; (5) \"Department\" means the department of health; (6) \"Donor\" means any of the following that donates prescription drugs to a repository program approved pursuant to this part: (A) A person; (B) A pharmacy; (C) A medical facility; (D) A drug manufacturer or wholesaler licensed by the board; or (E) A prison or government entity federally authorized to possess prescription drugs with a license or permit in good standing in the state in which the entity is located; (7) \"Eligible individual\" means an indigent, an uninsured person, or an underinsured person who meets the criteria for eligibility pursuant to this part; (8) \"Indigent\" means a person with an income that is below six hundred percent (600%) of the federal poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services; (9) \"Medical facility\" means: (A) A physician's office; (B) A hospital; (C) A health clinic; (D) A nonprofit health clinic, including a federally qualified health center as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B) ; a rural health clinic, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(1) ; and a nonprofit health clinic that provides medical care to patients who are indigent, uninsured, or underinsured; (E) A free clinic as defined in § 63-6-703 ; (F) A charitable organization as defined in § 48-101-501 ; or (G) A nursing home as defined in § 68-11-201 ; (10) \"Pharmacy\" means a pharmacy as defined in § 63-10-204 ; (11) \"Prescription drug\": (A) Has the same meaning as defined in § 63-10-204 ; (B) Includes, but is not limited to, cancer drugs and anti-rejection drugs; and (C) Does not include: (i) Controlled substances; or (ii) Drugs covered by the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program of the United States food and drug administration; (12) \"Repository\" means a pharmacy that: (A) Has a license or permit in good standing with the board; and (B) Meets the requirements established by § 63-10-503 ; (13) \"Supplies\" means the supplies necessary to administer the prescription drugs donated pursuant to this part; and (14) \"Unopened tamper-evident packaging\" has the same meaning as defined in United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter 659, Packaging and Storage Requirements. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 200, s 1, eff. 1/1/2024.\nAs used in this part:\n(1) \"Anti-rejection drug\" means a prescription drug that suppresses the immune system to prevent or reverse rejection of a transplanted organ;\n(2) \"Board\" means the board of pharmacy;\n(3) \"Cancer drug\" means a prescription drug that is used to treat: (A) Cancer or the side effects of cancer; or (B) The side effects of a prescription drug that is used to treat cancer or the side effects of cancer;\n(A) Cancer or the side effects of cancer; or\n(B) The side effects of a prescription drug that is used to treat cancer or the side effects of cancer;\n(4) \"Controlled substance\" has the same meaning as defined in § 39-17-402 ;\n(5) \"Department\" means the department of health;\neffects of cancer; or (B) The side effects of a prescription drug that is used to treat cancer or the side effects of cancer;\n(A) Cancer or the side effects of cancer; or\n(B) The side effects of a prescription drug that is used to treat cancer or the side effects of cancer;\n(4) \"Controlled substance\" has the same meaning as defined in § 39-17-402 ;\n(5) \"Department\" means the department of health;\n(6) \"Donor\" means any of the following that donates prescription drugs to a repository program approved pursuant to this part: (A) A person; (B) A pharmacy; (C) A medical facility; (D) A drug manufacturer or wholesaler licensed by the board; or (E) A prison or government entity federally authorized to possess prescription drugs with a license or permit in good standing in the state in which the entity is located;\n(A) A person;\n(B) A pharmacy;\n(C) A medical facility;\n(D) A drug manufacturer or wholesaler licensed by the board; or\n(E) A prison or government entity federally authorized to possess prescription drugs with a license or permit in good standing in the state in which the entity is located;\n(7) \"Eligible individual\" means an indigent, an uninsured person, or an underinsured person who meets the criteria for eligibility pursuant to this part;\n(8) \"Indigent\" means a person with an income that is below six hundred percent (600%) of the federal poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services;\n(9) \"Medical facility\" means: (A) A physician's office; (B) A hospital; (C) A health clinic; (D) A nonprofit health clinic, including a federally qualified health center as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B) ; a rural health clinic, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(1) ; and a nonprofit health clinic that provides medical care to patients who are indigent, uninsured, or underinsured; (E) A free clinic as defined in § 63-6-703 ; (F) A charitable organization as defined in § 48-101-501 ; or (G) A nursing home as defined in § 68-11-201 ;\n(A) A physician's office;\n(B) A hospital;\n(C) A health clinic;\n(D) A nonprofit health clinic, including a federally qualified health center as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B) ; a rural health clinic, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(1) ; and a nonprofit health clinic that provides medical care to patients who are indigent, uninsured, or underinsured;\n(E) A free clinic as defined in § 63-6-703 ;\n(F) A charitable organization as defined in § 48-101-501 ; or\n(G) A nursing home as defined in § 68-11-201 ;\n(10) \"Pharmacy\" means a pharmacy as defined in § 63-10-204 ;\n(11) \"Prescription drug\": (A) Has the same meaning as defined in § 63-10-204 ; (B) Includes, but is not limited to, cancer drugs and anti-rejection drugs; and (C) Does not include: (i) Controlled substances; or (ii) Drugs covered by the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program of the United States food and drug administration;\n(A) Has the same meaning as defined in § 63-10-204 ;\n(B) Includes, but is not limited to, cancer drugs and anti-rejection drugs; and\n(C) Does not include: (i) Controlled substances; or (ii) Drugs covered by the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program of the United States food and drug administration;\nluation and mitigation strategy program of the United States food and drug administration;\n(A) Has the same meaning as defined in § 63-10-204 ;\n(B) Includes, but is not limited to, cancer drugs and anti-rejection drugs; and\n(C) Does not include: (i) Controlled substances; or (ii) Drugs covered by the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program of the United States food and drug administration;\n(i) Controlled substances; or\n(ii) Drugs covered by the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program of the United States food and drug administration;\n(12) \"Repository\" means a pharmacy that: (A) Has a license or permit in good standing with the board; and (B) Meets the requirements established by § 63-10-503 ;\n(A) Has a license or permit in good standing with the board; and\n(B) Meets the requirements established by § 63-10-503 ;\n(13) \"Supplies\" means the supplies necessary to administer the prescription drugs donated pursuant to this part; and\n(14) \"Unopened tamper-evident packaging\" has the same meaning as defined in United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter 659, Packaging and Storage Requirements.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 10"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"5c31aaa6cfd3de192a06fd32d38b2cd8dd9ef00b6afc3a7b36d15f8534c92f0d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-10-501","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-10-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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