Assembly Bill A7005

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to require chain pharmacies to operate drug disposal sites for unused controlled substances

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7005 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S377
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3343-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6255
2019-2020: A2857, S153

2017-A7005 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to require chain pharmacies to operate drug disposal sites for unused controlled substances; defines "chain pharmacy".

2017-A7005 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7005
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAYER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the safe  disposal
   of unused controlled substances
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 3343-b of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS  NECESSARY  TO REQUIRE CHAIN PHARMACIES TO OPERATE DRUG DISPOSAL
 SITES FOR UNUSED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN  EACH  COUNTY  OF  THE  STATE,
 PROVIDED  SUCH  CHAIN  PHARMACY HAS A PHARMACY LOCATED IN A COUNTY.  FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "CHAIN PHARMACY" MEANS A PHARMACY WITH
 MORE THAN TWENTY LOCATIONS IN THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02015-01-7

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