Be it enacted by the Youth Model Legislature of the State of New Jersey that any pharmacy in the state be required to accept medications returned and dispose of them using proper precautionary measures.
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Section I:
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"Medication" refers to both prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
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Section II:
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Pharmacies within New Jersey will be required to accept medications brought back to the establishment, regardless of whether or not a prescription was filled at said establishment.
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Section III:
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Any persons returning pharmaceuticals will be required to fill out a form detail the date of return, type of medications, contact information of the individual returning the medications, and the signatures of the employee overseeing the return and the individual returning the medication. These forms will be taken to the hazardous waste management centers with the medications to assure that no resale takes place.
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Section IV:
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During the first week of April and the first week of October, the pharmacies will take the returned medications to a hazardous waste management center within their county. Pharmacies with no returned medication will alert their local hazardous waste management center and it will be recorded.
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All hazardous waste management centers will keep a list of all pharmacies in the same county as the hazardous waste management center which records the date and amount of medication each pharmacy drops off. Pharmacies whose forms do not match the amount and type of medications returned will be forwarded to the New Jersey Department of Health, where their information will be looked over.
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Any pharmacies found to be falsifying their forms and return amounts will be subject to a fine of $1000 for the first offense. The second offense will rise to $5000, and the third will result in the immediate suspension of the pharmacy's licensure.
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Section VII:
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Pharmacies that are closing will be required to call the hazardous waste management center within their county and notify them in order to keep the lists accurate and up-to-date.
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Section VIII:
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At the end of the year, the list will be sent to the New Jersey Department of Health, where it will be reviewed. Any pharmacies that fail to turn in medications at least twice per year will be contacted in order to discern why no medication has been returned and encourage citizens to do so.
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| Statement of Intent: The purpose of this bill is to encourage New Jersey pharmacies and citizens to safely dispose of medications in a manner that does not endanger the health of people or the environment.
Effective Date: This Bill shall take effect January 1, 2011.
Financial Statement: Since the review by the New Jersey Department of Health will be thorough, the cost of this bill shall be $400,000 for the salaries of the individuals reviewing the records of medication drop-off.
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