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DOJ/BOP RIN: 1120-AA81 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications 
Abstract: This document establishes procedures governing inmate access to over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Selected OTC medications are currently available to the inmate population through commissary purchase. The Bureau will continue to dispense OTC medications at sick call only if the inmate does not already have the OTC medications and health services staff determine the inmate has an immediate medical need that needs to be addressed before the inmate's regularly scheduled commissary visit or that the inmate is without funds. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 28 CFR 549.30 to 549.31   
Legal Authority: 18 USC 3621 to 3622    28 USC 509 to 510    18 USC 3624    18 USC 4001    18 USC 4005    18 USC 4045    18 USC 4081 to 4082    18 USC 4241 to 4247    18 USC 5006 to 5024    18 USC 5039   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/01/1999  64 FR 10094   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/30/1999  64 FR 10094   
Next Action Undetermined      
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Sarah N. Qureshi
Rules Administrator
Department of Justice
Bureau of Prisons
HOLC Building, 320 First Street NW,
Washington, DC 20534
Phone:202 353-8248
Fax:202 305-4577
Email: squreshi@bop.gov