Bill Text: MA H850 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulating the disposal of prescription medication
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-20 - Reporting date extended to Tuesday, June 15, 2010 [H850 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H850-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
PRESENTED BY:
Steven M. Walsh
_______________
To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act regulating the disposal of prescription medication.
_______________
PETITION OF:
|
Name: |
District/Address: |
|
Steven M. Walsh |
11th Essex |
|
Brian P. Wallace |
4th Suffolk |
|
Denise Provost |
27th Middlesex |
|
Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
|
John D. Keenan |
7th Essex |
|
Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 891 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
_______________
In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
_______________
An Act regulating the disposal of prescription medication.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 21A is amended by inserting following Section 13A the following section:-
Section 13B. Disposal of Prescription Medications at Massachusetts Collection Centers for Hazardous Household Products.
This section hereby authorizes and directs the Massachusetts Collection Centers for Hazardous Household Products to accept prescription medication for disposal. The department shall make all rules and regulations concerning the requirements for disposal of prescription medications. All centers must accept disposed prescription medications from any Massachusetts resident and cannot restrict acceptance to residents of a certain municipality or region.
