HF 1585

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/21/2019 02:05pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring certain pharmacies to maintain a collection system for
legend drugs during business hours; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section
151.37, subdivision 6a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 151.37, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:

Subd. 6a.

Collection of legend drugs by pharmacies.

A pharmacy licensed under
section 151.19 may that is part of a chain or franchise with three or more locations in the
state must collect a legend drug from an ultimate user, or from a long-term care facility on
behalf of an ultimate user who resides or resided at the long-term care facility, for the
purpose of disposing of the legend drug as pharmaceutical waste, provided that. The
collection system must provide for:

(1) a pharmacy may collect and dispose the collection and disposal of controlled
substances listed in section 152.02, subdivisions 3 to 6, only as allowed under in accordance
with section 152.105; and

(2) a pharmacy that has established a controlled substance disposal program pursuant
to section 152.105 may also collect and dispose of noncontrolled substance legend and
nonlegend drugs, but only in the same manner in which it collects and disposes of controlled
substances the collection to occur through a drop box available during business hours.