New Jersey § 45:14-67

§ 45:14-67.

a. A pharmacy practice site that dispenses prescription drugs, other than a long-term

care pharmacy, shall, when dispensing to an individual located in this State a prescription

drug or medication which is a controlled dangerous substance, and when dispensing

any other prescription drug or medication as may be designated by the Commissioner

of Health by regulation: (1) provide the patient with written informational materials advising that when unused,

unwanted, or expired drugs and medications are not properly, safely, and promptly

disposed of: (a) there is a risk that the drug or medication can be stolen, diverted, abused, misused,

or accidentally ingested, which can pose a risk to the health and safety of the patient

and other members of the patient's household; (b) children are particularly at risk of accidentally ingesting unused, unwanted,

and expired medications that have not been properly, safely, and promptly disposed

of; (c) when drugs or medications are disposed of in the household trash or flushed down

the drain, the drugs and medications can leak into the ecosystem, which can have a

potentially adverse or harmful effect on the environment; and (d) when drugs or medications are disposed of in the household trash without the drug

or medication having been rendered deactivated, inaccessible, or otherwise unusable,

the drug or medication may be stolen by individuals seeking to divert, abuse, or misuse

the drug or medication; (2) make available on-site, for purchase or at no cost to the patient, at least one

consumer method for individuals to dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs,

including, but not limited to over-the-counter at-home or site-of-use solutions or

secured medication collection kiosks or boxes, subject to the following requirements: (a) all at-home or site-of-use drug disposal products shall alter the characteristics

of the prescription drug through chemical, biological, or physical means so as to

have a beneficial effect on the environment; (b) Secured medication collection kiosks or boxes shall be marked and identified by

prominent signage; (c) any manufacturer of a non-toxic at-home or site-of-use composition for consumer

drug disposal shall provide a method that renders the active ingredients in the prescription

medication, as defined in 21 C.F.R. 210.3(b)(7) or as defined in a successor regulation, unusable so that the active ingredients

cannot be transformed to a physical or chemical condition or transformed to the state

of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog, as per 21 C.F.R. s.1317.90 or a successor regulation; and (d) the manufacturer of an at-home or site-of-use composition or a secured medicine

collection kiosk or box made available by a pharmacy pursuant to this paragraph shall

represent to the pharmacy that none of the components or methods of disposal individually

or as a blend or as a solution or as treatment and destruction facility are toxic,

and that the composition or medicine collection kiosk or box follows waste regulations

outlined by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for municipal house

hold waste disposal; and (3) provide the patient with written informational materials concerning how to properly,

safely, and promptly dispose of unused, unwanted, or expired drugs and medications,

which may include, but shall not be limited to, information concerning drug disposal

options available pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. The individual dispensing the prescription drug, or an appropriate designee, shall

answer any questions the patient may have upon receiving the written informational

materials pursuant to this paragraph. b. The requirements of subsection a. of this section shall apply regardless of whether

the prescription is an initial prescription or a renewal or refill of an existing

prescription, and regardless of whether the patient is a new or returning customer

at the pharmacy practice site. c. Any time a pharmacy practice site that dispenses prescription drugs, other than

a long-term care pharmacy, sells or dispenses a hypodermic syringe or needle, regardless

of whether the hypodermic syringe or needle is sold or dispensed pursuant to a prescription,

the pharmacy practice site shall provide the patient with informational materials

made available through the Internet website of the Department of Health pursuant to

section 3 of this act concerning the safe disposal of used hypodermic syringes and

needles so as to prevent against the potential transmission of bloodborne pathogens

that can occur when used hypodermic syringes and needles are reused or when they result

in accidental injury. The individual selling or dispensing the hypodermic syringe or needle, or an appropriate

designee, shall answer any questions the patient may have upon receiving the written

informational materials pursuant to this subsection.