MA H1177

Bill

Providing for unused medication return by health care facilities

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition of Louis L. Kafka and others that the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health be directed to establish regulations for the return to pharmacies of certain unused medication by health care facilities. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish regulations that require health care facilities to return all unused medication, as long as it is sealed, unopened, within its shelf life, and not a Schedule I or II controlled substance, to the pharmacy from which it was purchased. The bill also allows the pharmacy to restock and redistribute the returned medication and to reimburse or credit the purchaser for any such returned medication.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (15)

Mike Barrett (D), Shawn Dooley (R), James Dwyer (D), Thomas Golden (D), Louis Kafka (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Robert Koczera (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Matt Muratore (R), Jim O'Day (D), Keiko Orrall (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), John Scibak (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4682 (on 07/02/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1177

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1177
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1177.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1131	Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1133	To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1186	To promote patient care transparency and nurse advancement	Accompanied a study order, see H4681	Similar To
H1215	Promoting radon testing	No further action taken	Similar To
H2449	Relative to accessible prescription labeling	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H4048	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)	See H3827	Similar To
H4682	Public health matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S2119	Similar Bills	See S3	Similar To
S2120	Fail First – Improved Medication Management Amendment		Similar To
S551	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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