3.0.0 2659 2023-01-11T13:39:42Z 2023-01-11T13:39:42Z Senate S 2018-04-12 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-04-12T16:18:49Z Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act 115 5041 HR 2018-06-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2018-04-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2018-04-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2018-04-12 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2018-04-12 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-04-12 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-04-12 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2018-05-07 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-05-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Justice Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Emergency medical services and trauma care Health information and medical records Health personnel Licensing and registrations Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Prescription drugs Solid waste and recycling Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-04-12 Introduced in Senate 2019-07-23T20:34:46Z Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act

This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a hospice employee or emergency medical services professional to handle controlled substances in the residence of a hospice patient to assist with the disposal of controlled substances: (1) that are expired, or (2) that are unused after the patient's death.

]]> Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act Display Title Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize employees of hospice programs to handle controlled substances in the residences of certain hospice patients to assist in disposal of those controlled substances. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act Introduced in Senate 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2659is/xml/BILLS-115s2659is.xml 2018-04-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.