24.111.615    OBTAINING, STORING, AND DISPOSING OF DRUGS

(1)  Endorsed midwives may obtain formulary drugs as allowed by law, including from: 

(a) a person or entity licensed as a wholesale distributor by the Montana Board of Pharmacy; and 

(b) a retail pharmacy, in minimal quantities for office use.

(2)  Endorsed midwives must:

(a)  store all formulary drugs in secure areas suitable for preventing unauthorized access and for ensuring a proper environment for the preservation of the drugs; and

(b)  dispose of drugs using means that are reasonably calculated to guard against unauthorized access by persons and harmful excretion of the drugs into the environment.  The means that may be used include, without limitation:

(i) transferring the drugs to a reverse distributor who is registered to destroy drugs with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency;

(ii) removing the drugs from their original containers, mixing them with an undesirable substance such as coffee grounds or kitty litter, putting them in impermeable, non-descript containers such as empty cans or sealable bags, and throwing the containers in the trash; or

(iii) flushing the drugs down the toilet if the accompanying patient information instructs that it is safe to do so.

(3)  Endorsed midwives may carry drugs to the home setting while providing care within the course and scope of the practice of midwifery.

 

History: 37-1-131, 37-27-302, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-27-302, MCA; NEW, 2023 MAR p. 886, Eff. 8/26/23.