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pharmaceuticals are placed and returned to a single collection | | location.__The prepaid mailing envelopes must be made available to | | the public at various locations, including, but not limited to, | | pharmacies, physicians' offices and post offices.__The agency may | | randomly assess the toxicity of materials received under the | | program as long as the assessment results do not identify the | | patient, person who mailed the material, prescriber or pharmacy. |
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| | | 4.__Disposal of pharmaceuticals.__The agency shall ensure that | | only agency officers handle the unused pharmaceuticals received | | pursuant to subsection 3.__The unused pharmaceuticals must be | | disposed of by the agency in a manner that is designed to be | | effective, secure and in compliance with local, state and federal | | environmental requirements, including the federal Resource | | Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended. |
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| | | 5.__Unused Pharmaceutical Disposal Program Fund; funding.__The | | Unused Pharmaceutical Disposal Program Fund, referred to in this | | chapter as "the fund," is established within the agency to be | | used by the director of the agency to fund or assist in funding | | the program.__Any balance in the fund does not lapse but is | | carried forward to be expended for the same purposes in | | succeeding fiscal years.__The fund must be deposited with and | | maintained and administered by the agency.__The agency may accept | | funds into the fund from any non-General Fund, nonpublic fund | | source, including grants or contributions of money or other | | things of value, that it determines necessary to carry out the | | purposes of this chapter.__Money received by the agency to | | establish and maintain the program must be used for the expenses | | of administering this chapter. |
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| | | 6.__Rulemaking.__The agency shall adopt rules to carry out the | | purposes of this chapter.__Rules adopted pursuant to this | | subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, | | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Maine Drug Return Implementation Group. The Maine Drug Return | | Implementation Group, referred to in this section as "the | | implementation group," is established to work on implementation | | issues for the Unused Pharmaceutical Disposal Program, | | established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, chapter 604, | | referred to in this section as "the program." |
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| | | 1. Issues. The implementation group shall study the | | following issues and make recommendations for implementation of | | the program in a manner that addresses the issues, safeguards the | | public health and environment and meets the requirements of | | local, state and federal law, rule and regulation: |
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