102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB0590
 
Introduced 2/24/2021, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
210 ILCS 150/17

     Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that any county or municipality shall (rather than may) authorize the use of its city hall, police department, or any other facility under the county's or municipality's control to display a container suitable for use as a receptacle for used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals or sharps (rather than only pharmaceuticals). Defines "sharp". Effective January 1, 2022.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act is amended  
5by changing Section 17 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 150/17)
7    Sec. 17. Pharmaceutical or sharp disposal.     
8    (a) In this Section, "sharp" means a device with a sharp 
9point or edge that can puncture or cut skin and has an original 
10common medical purpose. "Sharp" includes needles, syringes, 
11lancets, auto injectors, infusion sets, connection needles, 
12and connection sets. 
13    (b) Notwithstanding any
provision of law, any county or 
14municipality shall may
authorize the use of its city hall, 
15police department, or any other facility under the county's or 
16municipality's control to
display a container suitable for use 
17as a receptacle for used,
expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals 
18or sharps. These used, expired, or
unwanted pharmaceuticals 
19may include unused medication and prescription drugs, as well 
20as controlled substances if collected in accordance with 
21federal law. This
receptacle shall only permit the deposit of 
22items, and the
contents shall be locked and secured. The 
23container shall be
accessible to the public and shall have 
 
 
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1posted clearly legible
signage indicating that expired or 
2unwanted prescription drugs
or sharps may be disposed of in 
3the receptacle. The county or municipality shall provide 
4continuous or regular notice to the public regarding the 
5availability of the receptacle. To the extent allowed under 
6federal law, pharmaceuticals collected under this Section may 
7be disposed of in a drug destruction device, as defined in 
8Section 22.58 of the Environmental Protection Act. 

9(Source: P.A. 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 100-250, eff. 8-22-17.)
 
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
111, 2022.