N.Y. Public Health Law 3343-B – Safe disposal of unused controlled substances
§ 3343-b. Safe disposal of unused controlled substances. 1. The department shall oversee a program for the safe disposal of unused controlled substances by consumers in accordance with federal law and article two-B of this chapter. Individual members of the public shall be authorized to voluntarily surrender controlled substances listed on schedule II, III, IV or V of section thirty-three hundred six of this article in a secure manner, without identifying themselves. Safe disposal methods shall be publicized consistent with the prescription pain medication awareness program established pursuant to section thirty-three hundred nine-a of this article and article two-B of this chapter.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 3343-B
- Controlled substance: means a substance or substances listed in section thirty-three hundred six of this title. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3302
- Department: means the department of health of the state of New York. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3302
- Drug: means
(a) substances recognized as drugs 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) substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or animals; and
(c) substances (other than food) intended to affect the structure or a function of the body of man or animal. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3302 - Prescription: shall mean an official New York state prescription, an electronic prescription, an oral prescription or an out-of-state prescription. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3302
2. The surrender of a controlled substance pursuant to this section and article two-B of this chapter shall not constitute the possession, transfer or sale of such controlled substance for purposes of this article or the penal law.
3. Except as provided in article two-B of this chapter, disposal sites shall be operated by law enforcement agencies, pharmacies and other Federal Drug Enforcement Administration authorized collectors on a voluntary basis, provided, however, that such disposal sites shall not be precluded from operating as part of a drug take back program established pursuant to article two-B of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall require any political subdivision of the state to participate in the program established in this section.