Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 11, 2010 |
held for consideration in health |
Mar 16, 2010 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A10274
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MAISEL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Steven Englebright
Donna Lupardo
Michelle Schimel
Nelson Castro
multi-Sponsors
Nancy Calhoun
Marcos Crespo
RoAnn Destito
Deborah Glick
2009-A10274 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10274 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10274 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the drug manufacturer collection program PURPOSE OF THE BILL: The bill would require manufacturers of both prescription and over the counter drugs to be responsible for establish- ing drug take-back programs for these drugs from hospitals and residen- tial health care facilities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill prohibits the disposal of any drug by hospitals and residential health care facilities as mixed solid waste in a landfill; and only allows drug disposal through a drug collection program established by this bill. The bill would create a drug collection program which would be the responsibility of drug manufactur- ers who market their drugs in NYS. Each, manufacturer would be responsi- ble for all costs and the security of its drug collection program. Manufacturers would be authorized to contract with a public or private third party to conduct the drug collection program, but all costs would be borne by the manufacturer. No fees could be charged to hospitals and residential health care facilities for drug collection. Such facilities would be required to dispose of all unused and expired drugs through the drug collection programs. Manufacturers would be required dispose of all collected drugs in an environmental sound manner, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Health. All manufacturers
2009-A10274 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10274 I N A S S E M B L Y March 16, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAISEL, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the drug manufacturer collection program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2811-a to read as follows: S 2811-A. DISPOSAL OF DRUGS. NO HOSPITAL OR RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY SHALL DISPOSE OF ANY DRUG IN ANY OTHER MANNER THAN THAT ESTAB- LISHED BY SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3317 to read as follows: S 3317. MANUFACTURER DRUG COLLECTION PROGRAM. 1. EVERY MANUFACTURER OF DRUGS SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A COLLECTION PROGRAM FOR UNUSED AND EXPIRED DRUGS HELD BY HOSPITALS AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. EACH MANUFACTURER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS AND THE SECURITY OF ITS DRUG COLLECTION PROGRAM. 2. ANY SUCH MANUFACTURER MAY CONTRACT WITH A SUITABLE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE THIRD PARTY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS DRUG COLLECTION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. EVERY MANUFACTURER WHICH CONTRACTS WITH A THIRD PARTY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL FULLY REIMBURSE THE THIRD PARTY FOR ALL COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING ITS DRUG COLLECTION PROGRAM. 3. EVERY HOSPITAL AND RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY SHALL RETURN ALL ITS UNUSED AND EXPIRED DRUGS TO THE APPROPRIATE MANUFACTURER'S DRUG COLLECTION PROGRAM. 4. EVERY MANUFACTURER SHALL DISPOSE OF ALL DRUGS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANNER AS PROVIDED IN RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. 5. EVERY MANUFACTURER, SHALL ON A BIANNUAL BASIS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT ON ITS DRUG COLLECTION PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF DRUGS COLLECTED. S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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