The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 26 Original 2018 Regular Session Mills
Proposed law requires hospice providers to dispose of controlled substances upon the death of the
hospice patient by either disposing of them on site or through a sealed mail-back envelope provided
by a registered authorized collector by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Proposed law requires the hospice to establish a written policy for the disposal of controlled
substances and to inform each hospice patient and the patient's representative of the hospice
provider's responsibility to dispose of controlled substances upon the death of the hospice patient.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Adds R.S. 40:2191)