Senate Bill S7407

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to disposal sites operated by pharmacies

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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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2015-S7407 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3343-b, Pub Health L

2015-S7407 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to disposal sites operated by pharmacies.

2015-S7407 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7407 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7407

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- 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  disposal  sites
  operated by pharmacies

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 3343-b of the public  health  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  379  of the laws of 2015, is amended and a new
subdivision 4 is added to read as follows:
  3. Disposal sites shall be operated by law enforcement agencies, phar-
macies THAT DO NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF "CHAIN PHARMACY" AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, and  other  Federal  Drug  Enforcement
Administration  authorized  collectors  on a voluntary basis. Nothing in
this section shall require any political subdivision  of  the  state  to
participate in the program established in this section.
  4.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CHAIN PHARMACY" SHALL MEAN ANY
PHARMACY THAT IS PART OF A GROUP OF FOUR OR  MORE  ESTABLISHMENTS  THAT:
(A)  CONDUCT BUSINESS UNDER THE SAME BUSINESS NAME, OR (B) OPERATE UNDER
COMMON OWNERSHIP OR MANAGEMENT OR PURSUANT TO A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH
THE SAME FRANCHISOR. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE ANY  CHAIN  PHARMACY
OPERATING  IN  THE  STATE  TO  OPERATE  A  SAFE DISPOSAL SITE FOR UNUSED
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION  AND  FEDERAL  LAW
AND REGULATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14302-01-6

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