New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:17-a – Disposal of Controlled Drugs in Possession of Practitioner
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:17-a
- Controlled drugs: means any drug or substance, or immediate precursor, which is scheduled pursuant to N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Laboratory: means a scientific or medical establishment entrusted with the custody of controlled drugs and the use of controlled drugs for scientific and medical purposes and for purposes of instruction, research or analysis. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Manufacturer: means a person who, by compounding, mixing, cultivating, growing or other process, produces or prepares controlled drugs, but shall not mean a pharmacist who compounds controlled drugs to be sold or dispensed on prescription. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Person: means any corporation, association or partnership, or one or more individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Pharmacy: means an establishment licensed pursuant to RSA 318. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Practitioner: means any person who is lawfully entitled to prescribe, administer, dispense or distribute controlled drugs to patients. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Veterinarian: means a person authorized by law to practice veterinary medicine in this state pursuant to RSA 332-B. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
- Wholesaler: means a person who supplies or distributes controlled drugs that he himself has not produced or prepared to hospitals, practitioners, pharmacies, other wholesalers, manufacturers or federal, state and municipal agencies. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 318-B:1
No person other than the pharmacy board, its officers, agents, and inspectors shall destroy any out-dated, deteriorated, excessive or otherwise unwanted or confiscated controlled drugs which are in the possession of a practitioner, veterinarian, pharmacy, peace officer, nursing home, manufacturer, wholesaler, clinic, laboratory, or hospital. No payment shall be made to any person or institution for any drug surrendered for destruction. A record shall be maintained which indicates the name, strength, and quantity of all drugs destroyed; the place and manner of destruction; the date and time destroyed; the name of the practitioner or institution surrendering the drugs; and the signature and title of the person witnessing destruction. Such records shall conform to any federal requirements and shall be open to inspection by all federal or state officers charged with the enforcement of federal or state controlled drug laws. This section shall not apply to residual amounts in hypodermic syringes and needles. Notwithstanding any language in this section to the contrary, controlled drugs collected in a long-term care facility, nursing home, or assisted living facility for destruction pursuant to a pharmaceutical drug take-back program authorized by RSA 318-E, shall be disposed of in accordance with the disposal requirements for controlled drugs set forth under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 318-E and any applicable federal or state laws or regulations.