HB 442 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of State and its departmental administrative board, establishing the Pharmaceutical Collection Sites Educational Program.

PRINTER'S NO.   420

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 442
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY GIRAL, NEILSON, McNEILL, KHAN, CONKLIN, PIELLI,
        SANCHEZ, HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, CIRESI, CERRATO AND GREEN,
        FEBRUARY 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 3, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
 2      "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
 3      executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
 4      Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 5      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 6      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 7      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 8      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
 9      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17      and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18      prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19      of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20      certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21      determined," in powers and duties of the Department of State
22      and its departmental administrative board, establishing the
23      Pharmaceutical Collection Sites Educational Program.
24      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
25   hereby enacts as follows:
26      Section 1.    The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
27   as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
28   section to read:
 1      Section 817.   Pharmaceutical Collection Sites Educational
 2   Program.--The Pharmaceutical Collection Sites Educational
 3   Program is established within the Department of State. The
 4   program shall assist, as requested, in the State Board of
 5   Pharmacy's efforts to educate pharmacies on pharmacies' ability
 6   to modify their registration with the United States Drug
 7   Enforcement Administration under 21 U.S.C. §§ 822(g) (relating
 8   to persons required to register) and 828(b) (relating to order
 9   forms) and 21 CFR 1301.51 (relating to modification in
10   registration) to receive and destroy mail-back packages and to
11   install, manage and maintain collection receptacles for
12   prescription drugs.
13      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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