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Senate Bill S6775

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to disposal sites operated by pharmacies

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2017-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3343-b, Pub Health L

2017-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires chain pharmacies to operate a safe disposal site for unused controlled substances.

2017-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6775
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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 three new
 subdivisions 4, 5 and 6 are 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.  IT  IS  THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO EXPAND DRUG DISPOSAL OPTIONS TO
 KEEP UNUSED MEDICATIONS FROM BEING  MISUSED.  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS
 POLICY,  CHAIN PHARMACIES DISPENSING SUCH MEDICATIONS SHALL ALSO COLLECT
 SUCH MEDICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS SECTION, "CHAIN PHARMACY" SHALL MEAN ANY PHARMACY THAT IS PART OF A
 GROUP OF TEN 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
 PROVIDE DRUG DISPOSAL TO ITS CUSTOMERS, SEEKING FEDERAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT
 ADMINISTRATION  APPROVAL,  AS  NEEDED,  FOR   PURPOSES   OF   COLLECTING
 CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCES THROUGH USE OF A COLLECTION RECEPTACLE, TAKE BACK
 EVENTS, MAIL-BACK  PROGRAM  OR  OTHER  DRUG  ENFORCEMENT  ADMINISTRATION
 APPROVED  MECHANISM,  PROVIDED  SUCH  IS  OFFERED  FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL
 CUSTOMERS, WITH THE  EXCEPTION  OF  MAIL-BACK  OR  OTHER  APPROVED  DRUG
 DISPOSAL  ENVELOPE  OR PRODUCT PROVIDED AT NO PROFIT TO THE PHARMACY. IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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