Section 4802B - DefinitionsFor purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Generic substitution" means a drug that is the same active ingredient, equivalent in strength to the strength written on the prescription, and is classified as being therapeutically equivalent to another drug in the latest edition or supplement of the Federal Food and Drug Administration Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, sometimes referred to as the "Orange Book".(2)a. "Government entity" means all of the following: 1. A governmental subdivision within this State, including a county, municipality, district, town, or village.2. A subdivision, special district, department, agency, division, board, commission, officer, or instrumentality of an entity under paragraph (2)a.1 of this section.3. A sheriff, school district or public school.b. "Government entity" does not mean the Department of Justice or a statewide department, agency, division, board, or commission.(3) "Impact fee" means a payment of money imposed upon an opioid manufacturer, as a result of the provisions of this chapter, to pay for a share of the cost of preventing and treating opioid addiction.(4) "Manufacturer of prescription opioids" or "opioid manufacturer" means a person who is engaged in manufacturing, preparing, propagating, compounding, processing, packaging, repackaging, or labeling of a prescription opioid drug, but does not include a person who is engaged in the preparation and dispensing of a drug pursuant to a prescription.(5) "Morphine milligram equivalent" or "MME" means the conversion factor used to calculate the strength of an opioid using morphine dosage as the comparative unit of measure.(6) "Prescription opioid" means a drug that is a controlled substance under Chapter 47 of this title and is either an opiate, derived from the opium poppy, or an opiate-like synthetic drug. "Prescription opioid" does not include buprenorphine.(7) "Prescription Monitoring Program" or "PMP" means the program established under § 4798 of this title.(8) "Released claims" means released claims as that term is defined in the statewide opioid settlement agreements, or, if not therein defined, the claims sought to be released in such statewide opioid settlement agreement.(9) "School district" means any of the following: a. A school district as defined in § 1002 of Title 14.b. A county vocational-technical high school district or county vocational-technical center district under Chapter 26 of Title 14.(10) "Statewide opioid settlement agreement" means an agreement, including consent judgments, consent decrees filed or unfiled, and related agreements or documents, between this State, represented by the Department of Justice, and certain opioid manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, consultants, chain pharmacies, related entities, or the subdivisions of this State, to provide or allocate remuneration for conduct related to the manufacture, promotion, dispensing, sale, or distribution of opioid products.Amended by Laws 2021, ch. 243,s 2, eff. 10/14/2021.Added by Laws 2019, ch. 37,s 1, eff. 6/12/2019.