CT HB06439

Prohibits health care institutions (nursing homes, residential health care facilities, home health care agencies, hospice programs, and facilities serving persons with psychiatric or intellectual disabilities) and their employees from discharging, disposing of, flushing, pouring or emptying unused medication into public or private wastewater or septic systems, effective October 1, 2013.

Defines "unused medication" as unopened, expired or excess medication dispensed for patient or resident care, including pills, tablets, capsules and caplets.

Requires the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Consumer Protection, to organize a public awareness campaign educating the public about dangers of unsafe pharmaceutical disposal and availability of retail pharmaceutical collection programs.