Assembly Bill A2857

2019-2020 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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2019-A2857 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S153
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3343-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6255
2017-2018: A7005, S377

2019-A2857 (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".

2019-A2857 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2857
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. D'URSO -- 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.
                                                            LBD05279-01-9

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