1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring pharmacies to maintain collection boxes for disposal 
1.3 	of legend drugs as pharmaceutical waste;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [151.57] COLLECTION RECEPTACLES.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
1.8 	the meanings given them.
1.9 	(a) "Collector" has the meaning provided in Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, part 
1.10 	1300.01.
1.11 	(b) "Legend drug" has the meaning provided in section 151.01, subdivision 17.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Requirement for pharmacies to register as collectors. A pharmacy that is 
1.13 	located in the state and is licensed under section 151.19 as a community/outpatient pharmacy 
1.14 	or a hospital pharmacy shall register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration 
1.15 	as a collector and maintain a collection receptacle for the disposal of noncontrolled 
1.16 	substances, pharmaceutical controlled substances, and other legend drugs, as permitted by 
1.17 	federal law. Collection and disposal of controlled substances listed in section 152.02, 
1.18 	subdivisions 3 to 6, must comply with the requirements of section 152.105.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2018.