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Senate Bill S5065

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes the disposal of prescription drugs program

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2011-S5065 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-B ยงยง290 & 291, Pub Health L

2011-S5065 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the disposal of prescription drugs program, implementing a system by which pharmacies accept and dispose of any unused portions of prescription drugs prescribed to residents of this state.

2011-S5065 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5065 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5065

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to  amend  the  public  health  law, in relation  to   establish-
  ing  the  disposal of  prescription  drugs   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  article
2-B to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 2-B
                 DISPOSAL OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PROGRAM
SECTION 290. DEFINITIONS.
        291. DISPOSAL OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PROGRAM; ESTABLISHMENT.
  S  290.  DEFINITIONS.  1.  "PRESCRIPTION  DRUG" OR "DRUG" MEANS A DRUG
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT HUNDRED TWO  OF  THE
EDUCATION  LAW,  FOR  WHICH A PRESCRIPTION IS REQUIRED UNDER THE FEDERAL
FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT.
  2. "PHARMACY" MEANS ANY PLACE IN WHICH DRUGS, PRESCRIPTIONS OR POISONS
ARE POSSESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPOUNDING, PRESERVING, DISPENSING  OR
RETAILING,  OR  IN WHICH DRUGS, PRESCRIPTIONS OR POISONS ARE COMPOUNDED,
PRESERVED, DISPENSED OR RETAILED, OR IN WHICH SUCH DRUGS,  PRESCRIPTIONS
OR POISONS ARE BY ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE OFFERED FOR SALE AT RETAIL.
  S 291. DISPOSAL OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PROGRAM; ESTABLISHMENT. 1. THERE
IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT A DISPOSAL OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM BY WHICH PHARMACIES MAY VOLUNTARILY ACCEPT
AND  DISPOSE  OF ANY UNUSED PORTIONS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRESCRIBED TO
RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE AND MAY PROVIDE SUCH DISPOSAL SITES ON  A  DAILY
BASIS DURING NORMAL OPERATING HOURS.
  2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS  AUTHORIZED  AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE SUCH
RULES AND REGULATIONS AS ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  ARTICLE.  SUCH  RULES  AND REGULATIONS SHALL ENABLE PHARMACISTS TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11245-01-1

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