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CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DISPOSAL AMENDMENTS

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Karen Mayne

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House Sponsor: Stewart E. Barlow

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill creates standards for the disposal of a controlled substance by a nursing care
10     facility.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     creates standards for the disposal of a controlled substance by a nursing care
14     facility; and
15          ▸     requires a nursing care facility to develop a written plan for the disposal of a
16     controlled substance by the nursing care facility.
17     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18          None
19     Other Special Clauses:
20          None
21     Utah Code Sections Affected:
22     ENACTS:
23          26-21-30, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26          Section 1. Section 26-21-30 is enacted to read:
27          26-21-30. Disposal of controlled substances at nursing care facilities.

28          (1) As used in this section:
29          (a) "Controlled substance" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2.
30          (b) (i) "Irretrievable" means a state in which the physical or chemical condition of a
31     controlled substance is permanently altered through irreversible means so that the controlled
32     substance is unavailable and unusable for all practical purposes.
33          (ii) A controlled substance is irretrievable if the controlled substance is non-retrievable
34     as that term is defined in 21 C.F.R. Sec. 1300.05.
35          (2) A nursing care facility that is in lawful possession of a controlled substance in the
36     nursing care facility's inventory that desires to dispose of the controlled substance shall dispose
37     of the controlled substance in a manner that:
38          (a) renders the controlled substance irretrievable; and
39          (b) complies with all applicable federal and state requirements for the disposal of a
40     controlled substance.
41          (3) A nursing care facility shall:
42          (a) develop a written plan for the disposal of a controlled substance in accordance with
43     this section; and
44          (b) make the plan described in Subsection (3)(a) available to the department and the
45     committee for inspection.






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