Assembly Bill A228

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the disposal of prescription drugs program

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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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2013-A228 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-B §§290 & 291, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11062
2011-2012: A2067
2015-2016: A1001

2013-A228 (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.

2013-A228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   228

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing 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 ACCEPT AND DISPOSE  OF
ANY  UNUSED  PORTIONS  OF  PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRESCRIBED TO RESIDENTS OF
THIS STATE.
  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.
                                                           LBD00982-01-3
              

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