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Assembly Bill A10298

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a drug stewardship program

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2015-A10298 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 27 ยง27-2705, En Con L

2015-A10298 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a drug stewardship program; requires any pharmaceutical product manufacturer selling or distributing a covered drug in the state to operate a drug stewardship program approved by the department of environmental conservation.

2015-A10298 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10298

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  establishing a drug stewardship program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Title 27 of article 27 of  the  environmental  conservation
law, as added by chapter 625 of the laws of 2008, is amended by adding a
new section 27-2705 to read as follows:
S 27-2705. DRUG STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
ING MEANINGS UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES OTHERWISE:
  (A)  "COVERED DRUG" MEANS ANY BRAND NAME OR GENERIC OPIOID DRUG PLACED
IN SCHEDULE I, SCHEDULE II  OR  SCHEDULE  III  OF  SECTION  THIRTY-THREE
HUNDRED  SIX  OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT "COVERED
DRUG"  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  BENZODIAZEPINES;  PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  THAT
"COVERED  DRUG"  SHALL NOT INCLUDE: (I) DRUGS INTENDED FOR USE SOLELY IN
VETERINARY CARE; (II) SUBSTANCES THAT ARE REGULATED AS COSMETIC PRODUCTS
UNDER THE UNITED STATES FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT, 21 U.S.C. S 301  ET
SEQ.; (III) HYPODERMIC NEEDLES, LANCETS OR OTHER SHARPS PRODUCTS SUBJECT
TO COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF
SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-NINE-DD  OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR
(IV) DRUGS APPROVED AND USE PRIMARILY FOR MEDICATION-ASSISTED  SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER TREATMENT.
  (B)  "DRUG  STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM FINANCED BY A PHARMA-
CEUTICAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURER OR A GROUP OF  MANUFACTURERS  TO  COLLECT,
SECURE, TRANSPORT AND SAFELY DISPOSE OF UNWANTED DRUGS.
  (C)  "PHARMACEUTICAL  PRODUCT MANUFACTURER" OR "MANUFACTURER" MEANS AN
ENTITY THAT MANUFACTURES A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE UNDER  A  UNITED  STATES
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE.
  (D)  "PRESCRIPTION  DRUG"  SHALL  HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUBDIVISION
NINE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  (E) "STEWARDSHIP ORGANIZATION" MEANS AN ORGANIZATION DESIGNATED  BY  A
MANUFACTURER OR A GROUP OF MANUFACTURERS TO ACT AS AN AGENT ON BEHALF OF

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

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