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Assembly Bill A8436

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the departments of health and environmental conservation to establish a statewide web listing of drug disposal sites, events and other disposal options in the state

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2017-A8436 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6673
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3343-c, Pub Health L

2017-A8436 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the departments of health and environmental conservation to establish a statewide web listing of drug disposal sites, events and other disposal options in the state, which shall be searchable by zip code; such web listing shall allow the entry of such information by sponsors thereof.

2017-A8436 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8436
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to a statewide  list-
   ing of drug disposal sites and events
 
   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  added  a  new  section
 3343-c to read as follows:
   §  3343-C.  DRUG  DISPOSAL  SITES AND EVENTS; STATEWIDE LISTINGS.  THE
 DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSER-
 VATION SHALL CREATE, MAINTAIN AND UPDATE  REGULARLY,  A  STATEWIDE  WEB-
 BASED  LISTING  OF  ALL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND OTHER PRESCRIPTION DRUG
 DISPOSAL SITES,  EVENTS,  AND  OTHER  DISPOSAL  OPTIONS,  AVAILABLE  FOR
 CONSUMERS, INCLUDING THOSE PROVIDED BY PHARMACIES, MANUFACTURERS, WHOLE-
 SALERS,  LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER ENTITIES.
 SUCH WEB-BASED LISTING SHALL AT A  MINIMUM  BE  AVAILABLE  ON  BOTH  THE
 DEPARTMENT'S   AND   THE   DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONVERSATION'S
 WEBSITES, AND SHALL ENABLE CONSUMERS TO SEARCH FOR DRUG DISPOSAL OPTIONS
 BY ZIP CODE. IT SHALL  ALSO  ENABLE  PHARMACIES,  MANUFACTURERS,  WHOLE-
 SALERS,  LAW  ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER ENTITIES
 TO SUBMIT INFORMATION ON DISPOSAL SITES, EVENTS, AND OTHER OPTIONS TO BE
 INCLUDED ON THE WEBSITE LISTING. THE DEPARTMENT AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION SHALL ALSO DEVELOP AND PUBLISH INFORMATIONAL
 MATERIALS PROMOTING THE WEB-BASED LISTING. THE WEB-BASED  LISTING  SHALL
 BE  MADE  AVAILABLE WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13101-01-7

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