(A) A controlled substance manufacturer, distributer, or reverse distributer; a narcotic treatment program; a hospital or clinic with an onsite pharmacy; or a retail pharmacy operating in the State may apply to be registered as a collector by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 1317.40, to receive Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances from an ultimate user, or a person entitled to dispose of an ultimate user decedent‘s property, as part of law enforcement take-back events or collector mail-back programs. A collector must comply with any state and federal requirements to ensure the safe disposal of controlled substances and to prevent diversion of collected controlled substances, including as provided in 21 C.F.R. part 1317.

(B) The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall develop guidance for pharmacies and other entities qualified to register as a collector to encourage participation. The department shall coordinate with law enforcement, health care providers, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to encourage registration as a collector and to promote public awareness of controlled substance take-back events and mail-back programs.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-53-362

  • Controlled substance: means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V in Sections 44-53-190, 44-53-210, 44-53-230, 44-53-250, and 44-53-270. See South Carolina Code 44-53-110
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Department: means the State Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 44-53-110
  • Drug: means a substance:

    (a) recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them;

    (b) intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man and animals;

    (c) other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man and animals; and

    (d) intended for use as a component of any substance specified in subitem (a), (b), or (c) of this paragraph but does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories. See South Carolina Code 44-53-110
  • Manufacturer: means any person who packages, repackages, or labels any container of any controlled substance, except practitioners who dispense or compound prescription orders for delivery to the ultimate consumer. See South Carolina Code 44-53-110
  • Ultimate user: means a person who lawfully possesses a controlled substance for his own use or for the use of a member of his household or for administration to an animal owned by him or a member of his household. See South Carolina Code 44-53-110
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