6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1010-23.8

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 6 CCR 1010-23.8 - Household Medication Collection Receptacle Requirements

A. Collection receptacles shall be securely placed and maintained either (1) inside a DEA-registered collector's location, or (2) inside a law enforcement agency collector's physical location.

B. For collection receptacles located inside a DEA-registered collector's location:

1. At a retail pharmacy, receptacles shall be located in an area accessible to the public and in the immediate proximity of a designated area where controlled substances are stored, and at which an employee is present (e.g., can be seen from the pharmacy counter); and

2. At a hospital/clinic, receptacles shall be located in an area accessible to the public and regularly monitored by employees, and shall not be located in the proximity of any area where emergency or urgent care is provided.

C. For collection receptacles located inside a law enforcement agency collector's location, receptacles shall be located in an area monitored by employees or law enforcement officers.

D. A collection receptacle shall meet the following design specifications:

1. At a DEA-registered collector's location, be securely fastened to a permanent structure so that it cannot be removed;

2. Be a securely locked, substantially constructed container with a permanent outer container and a removable inner liner as specified in Section 23.9;

3. Include a small opening in the outer container that allows contents to be added to the inner liner, but does not allow removal of the inner liner's contents;

4. Prominently display a sign on the outer container indicating that only Schedule II-V controlled and non-controlled substances are acceptable substances. Schedule I controlled substances, controlled substances that are not lawfully possessed by the ultimate user, and other illicit or dangerous substances are not permitted; and

5. Except at a law enforcement agency location, the small opening in the outer container of the collection receptacle shall be locked or made otherwise inaccessible to the public when an employee is not present (e.g., when a pharmacy is closed).

E. Except at a law enforcement agency location specifically authorized by the department, once household medications have been deposited into a collection receptacle, the household medications shall not be counted, sorted, inventoried, or otherwise individually handled.

F. Only those controlled substances listed in Schedule II, III, IV, or V that are lawfully possessed by an ultimate user or other authorized non-registrant individual may be collected along with other household medications that are non-controlled substances. Controlled and non-controlled substances may be collected together and be comingled.

G. Law enforcement agency collectors may allow ultimate users and other authorized non-registrant individuals in lawful possession of a controlled substance in Schedule II, III, IV, or V to transfer such substances and other household medications to a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency employee for immediate deposit in a collection receptacle, if the collection receptacle is located in an area not accessible to the public.

6 CCR 1010-23.8

39 CR 11, June 10, 2016, effective 7/1/2016

43 CR 06, March 25, 2020, effective 4/14/2020