CA Health & Safety Code Section 150202

(a)

Notwithstanding any other law, a donor organization is defined, for purposes of this division, to refer to one of the following health and care facilities that may donate centrally stored unused medications under a program established pursuant to this division:

(1)

A licensed general acute care hospital, as defined in Section 1250.

(2)

A licensed acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in Section 1250.

(3)

A licensed skilled nursing facility, as defined in Section 1250, including a skilled nursing facility designated as an institution for mental disease.

(4)

A licensed intermediate care facility, as defined in Section 1250.

(5)

A licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative facility, as defined in Section 1250.

(6)

A licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing facility, as defined in Section 1250.

(7)

A licensed correctional treatment center, as defined in Section 1250.

(8)

A licensed psychiatric health facility, as defined in Section 1250.2.

(9)

A licensed chemical dependency recovery hospital, as defined in Section 1250.3.

(10)

A licensed residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.2, with 16 or more residents.

(11)

An approved mental health rehabilitation center, as described in Section 5675 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b)

Medication donated by health and care facilities pursuant to subdivision (a) shall meet the requirements of subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 150204 and shall be unexpired medication that would have otherwise been destroyed by the facility or another appropriate entity.

(c)

Medication eligible for donation by the health and care facilities pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be directly delivered from the dispensing pharmacy, wholesaler or manufacturer, to the health or care facility and subsequently centrally stored. Centrally stored medication that originated from a patient or resident is not eligible for donation under this division.