Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0843 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to at -home drug deactivation and 2
16	16	disposal systems; creating s. 381.888, F.S.; providing 3
17	17	definitions; requiring the Department of Health, in 4
18	18	coordination with the Board of Pharmacy, to establish 5
19	19	and administer the At -home Drug Deactivation and 6
20	20	Disposal System Program for a specified purpose; 7
21	21	providing requirements for at-home drug deactivation 8
22	22	and disposal systems; requiring pharmacies to co -9
23	23	dispense such systems with each opioid prescription 10
24	24	for the treatment of acute pain; requiring the 11
25	25	department, in coordination with the board, to develop 12
26	26	relevant educational materials and a plan for 13
27	27	distribution of the at -home drug deactivation and 14
28	28	disposal systems and educational materials; requiring 15
29	29	the department, in consultation with the board, to 16
30	30	adopt rules; providing an effective date. 17
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32	32	Be It Enacted by the L egislature of the State of Florida: 19
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34	34	Section 1. Section 381.888, Florida Statutes, is created 21
35	35	to read: 22
36	36	381.888 At-home Drug Deactivation and Disposal System 23
37	37	Program.— 24
38	38	(1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 25
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51	51	(a) "Board" means the Board of Pharmacy. 26
52	52	(b) "Department" means the Department of Health. 27
53	53	(c) "Nonretrievable" has the same meaning as in 21 C.F.R. 28
54	54	s. 1300.05(b), as that definition exists on the effective date 29
55	55	of this act. 30
56	56	(d) "Pharmacy" has the same meaning as in s. 465.003( 11). 31
57	57	(e) "Program" means the At -home Drug Deactivation and 32
58	58	Disposal System Program. 33
59	59	(2) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. — 34
60	60	(a) The department, in coordination with the board, shall 35
61	61	establish and administer the At -home Drug Deactivation and 36
62	62	Disposal System Program for the purpose of identifying and 37
63	63	distributing to pharmacies an at -home drug deactivation and 38
64	64	disposal system that is suitable for the safe disposal of opioid 39
65	65	drugs prescribed for the treatment of acute pain pursuant to s. 40
66	66	456.44(5). The at-home drug deactivation and disposal system 41
67	67	must be capable of permanently rendering the active 42
68	68	pharmaceutical ingredient in such prescriptions nonretrievable, 43
69	69	nonusable, and environmentally safe for disposal. Pharmacies 44
70	70	must co-dispense the at-home drug deactivation an d disposal 45
71	71	system with each opioid prescription dispensed for the treatment 46
72	72	of acute pain pursuant to s. 456.44(5). 47
73	73	(b) The department, in coordination with the board, shall 48
74	74	develop relevant educational materials and a plan for 49
75	75	distribution of the at -home drug deactivation and disposal 50
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88	88	systems and educational materials to pharmacies in this state. 51
89	89	(3) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. —The department, in consultation 52
90	90	with the board, shall adopt rules to administer the program. 53
91	91	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 54