2016 US Code
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 13 - Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
Subchapter I - Control and Enforcement
Part C - Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers of Controlled Substances
Sec. 822a - Prescription drug take back expansion
| 21 U.S.C. § 822a (2016) |
| §822a. Prescription drug take back expansion |
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(a) Definition of covered entity
In this section, the term "covered entity" means— (1) a State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency; (2) a manufacturer, distributor, or reverse distributor of prescription medications; (3) a retail pharmacy; (4) a registered narcotic treatment program; (5) a hospital or clinic with an onsite pharmacy; (6) an eligible long-term care facility; or (7) any other entity authorized by the Drug Enforcement Administration to dispose of prescription medications. The Attorney General, in coordination with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall coordinate with covered entities in expanding or making available disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications. |
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(Pub. L. 114–198, title II, §203, July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 717.) |
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CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, and not as part of the Controlled Substances Act which comprises this subchapter. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
| Bills and Statutes |
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| Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT Part C - Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers of Controlled Substances Sec. 822a - Prescription drug take back expansion |
| section 822a |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| No |
| standard |
| 130 Stat. 717 |
| Public Law 114-198 |
