Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB231: Establishes provisions relating to the collection and destruction of unused drugs. (BDR 54-564)
Status: Chaptered, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to pharmacy; establishing requirements governing the maintenance of secure drug take-back bins for the collection and destruction of unused drugs; providing that entities that maintain a secure drug take-back bin in accordance with such requirements are not subject to certain discipline for certain injuries and harms; requiring an allocation from the Fund for a Resilient Nevada to the State Board of Pharmacy to assist with the collection and destruction of unused drugs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
AN ACT relating to pharmacy; establishing requirements governing the maintenance of secure drug take-back bins for the collection and destruction of unused drugs; providing that entities that maintain a secure drug take-back bin in accordance with such requirements are not subject to certain discipline for certain injuries and harms; requiring an allocation from the Fund for a Resilient Nevada to the State Board of Pharmacy to assist with the collection and destruction of unused drugs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing federal regulations authorize pharmacies, hospitals and other entities authorized to handle controlled substances to register with the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice to obtain authorization to be a collector of controlled substances. Existing federal regulations authorize such collectors to: (1) conduct mail-back programs for the return of controlled substances; and (2) maintain collection receptacles for disposal of the controlled substances. (21 C.F.R. §§ 1317.40, 1317.70, 1317.75) Existing federal regulations also prescribe standards governing the disposal of controlled substances by entities authorized to handle and dispose of controlled substances. (21 C.F.R. Part 1317) Existing regulations of the State Board of Pharmacy require an entity that is authorized pursuant to federal law and conducts such a mail-back program or maintains such collection receptacles to provide to the Board: (1) written notification …