CT HB05392

Division of State Police shall develop and implement a program for collection and disposal of unwanted pharmaceuticals in consultation with the Connecticut Pharmacists Association and Connecticut Police Chiefs Association.

Requires secure locked boxes accessible 24 hours daily for anonymous drop-off of unwanted pharmaceuticals at each municipal police station and state police barracks.

Unwanted pharmaceuticals collected must be transported to a biomedical waste treatment facility for incineration.

Division of State Police shall organize a public awareness campaign to educate the public about dangers of unsafe pharmaceutical disposal and availability of the collection program.

Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may adopt regulations to implement the program provisions, effective October 1, 2014.