Connecticut 2022 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05276 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5276
7	7	February Session, 2022
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11	11	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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14	14	Introduced by:
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20	20	AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISPOSAL OF HOME -GENERATED
21	21	SHARPS.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. Section 20-576a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
26	26	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 2
27	27	[Not later than July 1, 2018, the] The Commissioner of Consumer 3
28	28	Protection, with the advice and assistance of the Commission of 4
29	29	Pharmacy, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of 5
30	30	chapter 54, to allow not more than fifty retail locations during the first 6
31	31	year and not more than an additional fifty retail locations in each year 7
32	32	thereafter, at pharmacies licensed pursuant to chapter 400j, to (1) accept 8
33	33	and dispose of unused prescription drugs, and (2) on and after January 9
34	34	1, 2024, accept and dispose of home-generated sharps. Such regulations 10
35	35	shall: [(1)] (A) Comply with federal law regarding the acceptance and 11
36	36	disposal of unused prescription drugs and home-generated sharps at 12
37	37	pharmacies, [(2)] (B) establish a tracking and monitoring system and 13
38	38	security requirements for such drugs and sharps, and [(3)] (C) specify 14
39	39	locations within pharmacies where such drugs and sharps may be 15 Raised Bill No. 5276
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45	45	accepted and stored. The commissioner, after consulting with the 16
46	46	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall establish 17
47	47	a process in such regulations to ensure the secure removal and 18
48	48	destruction of such unused prescription drugs and home-generated 19
49	49	sharps, including, but not limited to, allowing for optional prescription 20
50	50	drug disposal agreements with law enforcement authorities. As used in 21
51	51	this section, "home-generated sharps" means hypodermic needles, pen 22
52	52	needles, intravenous needles, lancets and other devices used by 23
53	53	individuals in the home to penetrate the skin for the delivery of 24
54	54	medications. 25
55	55	Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, "home-26
56	56	generated sharps" means hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous 27
57	57	needles, lancets and other devices used by individuals in the home to 28
58	58	penetrate the skin for the delivery of medications. 29
59	59	(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with 30
60	60	the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall 31
61	61	develop a plan for the establishment of a mail-back program through 32
62	62	which residents of the state may safely dispose of home-generated 33
63	63	sharps. Not later than January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Consumer 34
64	64	Protection shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-35
65	65	4a of the general statutes, regarding such plan and any 36
66	66	recommendations for legislative changes necessary to implement such 37
67	67	plan to the joint standing committees of the general assembly having 38
68	68	cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection and the 39
69	69	environment. 40
70	70	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
71	71	sections:
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73	73	Section 1 October 1, 2022 20-576a
74	74	Sec. 2 from passage New section
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76	76	Statement of Purpose:
77	77	To ensure the safe disposal of home-generated sharps. Raised Bill No. 5276
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83	83	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
84	84	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
85	85	underlined.]
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