Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05077 Compare Versions

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1-House Bill No. 5077
1+General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5077
2+January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4780
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4+Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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3-Public Act No. 17-109
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10+Committee Bill No. 5077
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12+January Session, 2017
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524 AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETURN OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO PHARMACIES.
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726 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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9-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the Commission of Pharmacy, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to allow not more than fifty retail locations during the first year and not more than an additional fifty retail locations in each year thereafter, at pharmacies licensed pursuant to chapter 400j of the general statutes, to accept and dispose of unused prescription drugs. Such regulations shall: (1) Comply with federal law regarding the acceptance and disposal of unused prescription drugs at pharmacies, (2) establish a tracking and monitoring system and security requirements for such drugs, and (3) specify locations within pharmacies where such drugs may be accepted and stored. The commissioner, after consulting with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall establish a process in such regulations to ensure the secure removal and destruction of such unused prescription drugs including, but not limited to, allowing for optional prescription drug disposal agreements with law enforcement authorities.
28+Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the Commission of Pharmacy, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to allow pharmacies licensed pursuant to chapter 400j of the general statutes to accept and dispose of unused prescription drugs.
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