Senate Bill S7354

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the drug take back act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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-S7354 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-B §§290 - 294, amd §3343-b, Pub Health L

2017-S7354 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the drug take back act requiring certain manufacturers to operate a drug take back program to accept and dispose of covered drugs.

2017-S7354 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7354 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7354
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the  drug
   take back act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "drug  take
 back act."
   §  2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new article 2-B to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 2-B
                              DRUG TAKE BACK
 SECTION 290. DEFINITIONS.
         291. DRUG TAKE BACK.
         292. COLLECTION.
         293. VIOLATIONS.
         294. JURISDICTION.
   § 290. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEAR-
 LY REQUIRES OTHERWISE:
   1. "AUTHORIZED COLLECTOR" MEANS: (A) A PERSON, COMPANY, CORPORATION OR
 OTHER ENTITY THAT IS REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES DRUG  ENFORCEMENT
 ADMINISTRATION TO COLLECT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF SAFE
 DISPOSAL  AND  DESTRUCTION;  (B) A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; (C) A MUNICI-
 PALITY; OR (D) A PERSON, COMPANY, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY AUTHORIZED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE COLLECTION METHODS FOR  COVERED
 DRUGS THAT ARE NOT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
   2.  "COVERED  DRUG"  MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE RECOGNIZED AS A DRUG UNDER 21
 USC § 321(G)(1), AS AMENDED, THAT IS SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE OR DISPENSED
 IN THE STATE, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH  A  WHOLESALER,  IN  ANY  FORM
 INCLUDING  PRESCRIPTION  AND  NONPRESCRIPTION  DRUGS,  DRUGS  IN MEDICAL
 DEVICES AND COMBINATION PRODUCTS, BRAND AND GENERIC DRUGS AND DRUGS  FOR
 VETERINARY  USE;  PROVIDED  HOWEVER, COVERED DRUG SHALL NOT INCLUDE: (A)
 VITAMINS OR  SUPPLEMENTS;  (B)  HERBAL-BASED  REMEDIES  AND  HOMEOPATHIC
 DRUGS, PRODUCTS OR REMEDIES; (C) COSMETICS, SOAP (WITH OR WITHOUT GERMI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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