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Title: Section 60-4.6 - Mail back envelopes and packages

Effective Date

03/10/2021

Section 60-4.6. Mail back envelopes and packages

(a) Pharmacies that provide a mail back option as part of a drug take back program and all non-resident pharmacies that distribute covered drugs to residents by mail shall:

(1) provide a prepaid package or envelope, or

(2) provide a voucher for a prepaid package or envelope, which includes patient education regarding the drug take back program and safe drug disposal methods, upon dispensing a covered drug. Patients shall be directed to mail their unused drugs using the packages or envelopes.

(b) Mail back packages and envelopes shall be preaddressed with the address of a collector registered with the DEA, or its successor agency, and the cost of shipping must be prepaid. The exterior of the package must be nondescript; water- and spill-proof; tamper-evident; tear-resistant; sealable; and have a unique identification number that enables each package to be tracked.

(c) A pharmacy shall not accept any mail back packages or envelopes that contain covered drugs unless it is registered as a collector with the DEA, or its successor agency, and uses an on-site method of destruction that complies with all applicable federal laws and regulations.

Statutory Authority

Public Health Law, Sections 291 and 3308

Volume

VOLUME A-1a (Title 10)

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