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Department 1000 - Department of Public Health and EnvironmentDivision 1010 - Division of Environmental Health and SustainabilityRule 6 CCR 1010-23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE COLORADO HOUSEHOLD MEDICATION AND HOUSEHOLD SHARPS TAKE-BACK PROGRAM
Part I - Household Medications
Section 6 CCR 1010-23.11 - Disposal of Collected Household Medications

6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1010-23.11

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024
Section 6 CCR 1010-23.11 - Disposal of Collected Household Medications
23.11.1DEA-Registered Household Medication Collectors
A. DEA-registered collectors shall dispose of collected household medications in the following manner:
1. Upon inner liner removal from the permanent outer container of a collection receptacle, the sealed inner liner and its contents shall be:
a. Sent by two employees to a transporter's registered location by common carrier or contract carrier delivery; or
b. Transferred by two employees to a transporter by on-site pick-up at the DEA-registered collector's location for transport to the transporter's registered location or transport to a disposal location.
2. A sealed inner liner and its contents shall be placed into secure storage by two employees at the DEA-registered collector's location, in accordance with Section 23.15.2 ., until prompt delivery or transfer to a transporter can occur. In no case shall a sealed inner liner be stored at the DEA-registered collector's location for more than 90-days.
23.11.2Law Enforcement Agency Household Medication Collectors
A. Law enforcement agency collectors shall dispose of household medications collected at their physical locations in the following manner:
1. Sealed inner liners and their contents removed from collection receptacles and opaque, waterproof, tamper-evident, and tear-resistant bags containing household medications collected at take-back events through means other than a collection receptacle shall be:
a. Sent by two, unless otherwise approved by the department, law enforcement agency employees, to a transporter's registered location by common carrier or contract carrier delivery; or
b. Transferred by two, unless otherwise approved by the department, law enforcement agency employees to a transporter by on-site pick-up at the law enforcement agency collector's location for transport to the transporter's registered location or transport to a disposal location.
2. Sealed inner liners and their contents and opaque, waterproof, tamper evident and tear resistant bags and their contents shall be placed into secure storage at the law enforcement agency by two, unless otherwise approved by the department, law enforcement agency employees, in accordance with Section 23.15.3 , until prompt delivery or transfer to a transporter can occur. In no case shall sealed inner liners or opaque, waterproof, tamper-evident, and tear-resistant bags be stored at the law enforcement agency collector's location for more than 90-days.
B. Law enforcement agency collectors shall dispose of household medications collected at take-back events held at sites other than the agencies' physical locations in the following manner:
1. Sealed inner liners and their contents removed from collection receptacles and opaque, waterproof, tamper-evident, and tear-resistant bags containing household medications collected at take-back events through means other than a collection receptacle shall be:
a. Transferred by the law enforcement officer described in Section 23.10 to a transporter by pick-up at the take-back event site for transport to the transporter's registered location or transport to a disposal location; or
b. Transported by the law enforcement officer described in Section 23.10 to the law enforcement agency's physical location for disposal in accordance with Section 23.11.2(A).

6 CCR 1010-23.11

39 CR 11, June 10, 2016, effective 7/1/2016
43 CR 06, March 25, 2020, effective 4/14/2020