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NY S09100
Bill
Status
7/10/2018
Primary Sponsor
Kemp Hannon
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AI Summary
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Requires manufacturers of covered drugs to establish, operate individually, or jointly participate in a drug take back program approved by the Department of Health within 180 days of the law's effective date.
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Mandates that all pharmacies in chains of ten or more establishments and nonresident pharmacies must provide safe drug collection through on-site dropboxes, mail-back envelopes, or other DEA-approved methods.
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Requires manufacturers to pay all administrative and operational costs of drug take back programs, including collection, transportation, disposal, and state administration costs, with costs fairly allocated among multiple manufacturers based on volume or value of drugs sold in the state.
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Prohibits manufacturers from charging point-of-sale or pass-through fees to consumers to recoup drug take back program costs.
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In cities with populations of 125,000 or more, the commissioner must establish regulations ensuring on-site collection receptacles are reasonably accessible to all residents while maintaining program cost efficiency.
Legislative Description
Enacts the drug take back act requiring certain manufacturers to operate a drug take back program to accept and dispose of covered drugs; provides that for any city with a population of one hundred twenty-five thousand or more as of the last decennial census, the commissioner of health shall establish by regulation a distribution plan that ensures that on-site collection receptacle or dropbox placement shall be reasonably accessible to all residents.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.120
7/10/2018