Colorado § 25-48-120 Safe disposal of unused medical aid-in-dying medications

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-48-120 — Safe disposal of unused medical aid-in-dying medications

Colorado·Title 25 Public·Art. End-of-life Options

(1)A person who has custody or control of medical aid-in-dying medication dispensed under this article 48 after a terminally ill individual's death shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-dying medication either by:

(a)Returning the unused medical aid-in-dying medication to the attending provider who prescribed the medical aid-in-dying medication, who shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-dying medication in the manner required by law; or

(b)Lawful means in accordance with section 25-15-328, or any other state or federally approved medication take-back program authorized under the federal Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-273, and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act.

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(1) A
person who has custody or control of medical aid-in-dying medication dispensed
under this article 48 after a terminally ill individual's death shall dispose of the
unused medical aid-in-dying medication either by:

(a) Returning the unused medical aid-in-dying medication to the attending
provider who prescribed the medical aid-in-dying medication, who shall dispose of
the unused medical aid-in-dying medication in the manner required by law; or

(b) Lawful means in accordance with section 25-15-328, or any other state or
federally approved medication take-back program authorized under the federal
Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-273, and
regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act.

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Legislative History

Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2813, � 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (SB 24-068), ch. 406, p. 2797, � 15, effective August 7.