117 S957 IS: Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act U.S. Senate 2021-03-24 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.

II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 957IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 24, 2021Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act or the DUMP Opioids Act.

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Requirement for certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities to have physical location for the disposal of controlled substances medications

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each covered Department medical facility has a physical location where any individual may dispose of controlled substances medications.(b)

Covered Department medical facility defined

In this section, the term covered Department medical facility means a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs with an onsite pharmacy or a physical location dedicated for law enforcement purposes.(c)

Effective date

This section shall take effect on January 1, 2022.