HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3140        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2388

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Smitty Pignatelli

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to expanding the availability of sharps disposal sites.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

2/18/2021

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/19/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/22/2021

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

2/24/2021

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/26/2021

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

2/26/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

4/19/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3140        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2388

By Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2388) of Smitty Pignatelli and others relative to expanding the availability of sharps disposal sites.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to expanding the availability of sharps disposal sites.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after section 27A of chapter 94C the following section:-

Section 27B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of environmental protection and the department of public health, in conjunction with other relevant state and local agencies and government departments, shall promulgate regulations that require a pharmacy located in the commonwealth to maintain a sharps disposal container for the collection and disposal of spent hypodermic needles and lancets on their premises.  A sharps disposal container located at a pharmacy shall be made available to the public at no charge.  Regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the availability of a sharps disposal container to the public, required maintenance of a sharps disposal container and clear advertisement of the availability of a sharps disposal container.