Vermont § 4224 - Unused Prescription Drug, Needle, and Syringe Disposal Program
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 4224 — Unused Prescription Drug, Needle, and Syringe Disposal Program, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4224. Unused Prescription Drug, Needle, and Syringe Disposal Program
- (a) The Department of Health shall establish and maintain the statewide Unused Prescription
Drug, Needle, and Syringe Disposal Program to provide for the safe disposal of Vermont
residents’ unused and unwanted prescription drugs, needles, and syringes. The Program
may include establishing secure collection and disposal sites and providing medication
envelopes for sending unused prescription drugs to an authorized collection facility
for destruction. (b) Pharmacies that operate 10 or more establishments in the United States, while concurrently
conducting business in Vermont, shall enroll in a drug disposal kiosk program on or
before July 1, 2023. If the physical dimensions of a pharmacy make an on-site collection
receptacle impossible under State and federal law, a pharmacy shall provide a mail-back
option for consumers. (Added 2015, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 14a, eff. June 8, 2016; amended 2021, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 22, § 1, eff. May 25, 2023.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4224 ("Unused Prescription Drug, Needle, and Syringe Disposal Program") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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