Full Text of HB0072 98th General Assembly
HB0072 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB0072 Introduced 1/9/2013, by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that any licensed pharmacy may
display a container suitable for use as a receptacle for used,
expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals. Provides that these used, expired, or
unwanted pharmaceuticals may include unused medication and prescription drugs. Provides that this
receptacle shall only permit the deposit of items, and the
contents shall be locked and secured. Provides that the container shall be
accessible to the public and shall have posted clearly legible
signage indicating that expired or unwanted prescription drugs
may be disposed of in the receptacle. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules to facilitate the receipt of medication and prescription drugs under these provisions. Effective July 1, 2014.
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| | 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| | 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| | 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| | 4 | | Section 5. The Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act is amended | | 5 | | by changing Section 17 as follows:
| | 6 | | (210 ILCS 150/17) | | 7 | | Sec. 17. Pharmaceutical disposal. | | 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any
provision of law, any city, | | 9 | | village, or municipality may
authorize the use of its city hall | | 10 | | or police department to
display a container suitable for use as | | 11 | | a receptacle for used,
expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals. | | 12 | | These used, expired, or
unwanted pharmaceuticals may include | | 13 | | unused medication and prescription drugs. This
receptacle | | 14 | | shall only permit the deposit of items, and the
contents shall | | 15 | | be locked and secured. The container shall be
accessible to the | | 16 | | public and shall have posted clearly legible
signage indicating | | 17 | | that expired or unwanted prescription drugs
may be disposed of | | 18 | | in the receptacle. | | 19 | | (b) Notwithstanding any
provision of law, any licensed | | 20 | | pharmacy may
display a container suitable for use as a | | 21 | | receptacle for used,
expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals. | | 22 | | These used, expired, or
unwanted pharmaceuticals may include | | 23 | | unused medication and prescription drugs. This
receptacle |
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| | 1 | | shall only permit the deposit of items, and the
contents shall | | 2 | | be locked and secured. The container shall be
accessible to the | | 3 | | public and shall have posted clearly legible
signage indicating | | 4 | | that expired or unwanted prescription drugs
may be disposed of | | 5 | | in the receptacle. The Department of Financial and Professional | | 6 | | Regulation shall adopt rules to facilitate the receipt of | | 7 | | medication and prescription drugs under this subsection (b).
| | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 97-546, eff. 1-1-12.)
| | 9 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | | 10 | | 2014.
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