Assembly Bill A1584A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires drug manufacturers to collect unused and expired drugs from hospitals and residential health care facilities for safe disposal

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1584 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§2811-a & 3317, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10274
2011-2012: A211

2013-A1584 - Summary

Requires drug manufacturers to collect unused and expired drugs from hospitals and residential health care facilities for environmentally sound disposal thereof.

2013-A1584 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1584

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MAISEL -- 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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2013-A1584A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§2811-a & 3317, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10274
2011-2012: A211

2013-A1584A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires drug manufacturers to collect unused and expired drugs from hospitals and residential health care facilities for environmentally sound disposal thereof.

2013-A1584A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1584--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MAISEL, CYMBROWITZ, JAFFEE, ENGLEBRIGHT, ROBERTS,
  COLTON,  CROUCH,  SCHIMEL,  KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  HEVESI, HOOPER, KEARNS, MILLMAN, WEISENBERG -- read once and  referred
  to  the  Committee  on  Health  -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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