STATE OF NEW YORK
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1681
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 13, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 the establishment
and operation of drug take back collection systems in certain pharma-
cies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 291 of the public health law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
3 5-a. In the event that a drug take back proposal designed to cover one
4 or more regions of the state is not submitted and approved by the
5 department of environmental conservation by March thirty-first, two
6 thousand twenty-four, or if no subsequent proposal is resubmitted and
7 approved, by March thirty-first, two thousand twenty-four, the sole
8 responsibility for establishing, paying for, and operating a drug take
9 back collection system shall shift to the owners and operators of such
10 pharmacies, at no charge to customers within such chain pharmacy retail
11 locations. If and when such shift occurs, such chain pharmacy owners and
12 operators shall have collection systems installed for use by the general
13 public no later than June thirtieth, two thousand twenty-four. All
14 collection systems installed and operated pursuant to this section shall
15 meet all applicable federal and state regulations pertaining to the
16 secure collection, documentation, shipping and safe disposal of
17 controlled substances and other drugs authorized for collection.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05367-01-3
