New Jersey § 26:2h-12

§ 26:2h-12.

a. Except as otherwise provided by subsections b. and c. of this section, every health

care facility shall establish and implement a policy, procedure, plan, or practice

that prohibits the health care facility and any employee, staff person, contractor,

or other person under the direction or supervision of the health care facility from

discharging, disposing of, flushing, pouring, or emptying any unused prescription

medication into a public wastewater collection system or a septic system. b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or prohibit a health care facility

from lawfully discharging, disposing of, flushing, pouring, or emptying into a public

wastewater collection system or a septic system any non-prescription medication or

an intravenous solution containing only dextrose, saline, sterile water, or electrolytes,

or a combination thereof. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section to the contrary,

a health care facility, or any employee, staff person, contractor, or other person

under the direction or supervision of the health care facility, may discharge, dispose

of, flush, pour, or empty any unused prescription medication into a public wastewater

collection system or a septic system if, pursuant to the product insert, product label,

product packaging, or prescription: (1) the dose of prescription medication is to be partially wasted prior to administration

of the medication per physician order; (2) the prescription medication is a controlled substance as defined by federal law,

rule or regulation; or (3) the prescription medication is not deemed hazardous by the United States Environmental

Protection Agency or the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, in

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the United States Department

of Health and Human Services.