Public Health – Prescription Opioids – Deactivation Systems
Sponsor: Heather Bagnall (District 33C)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the dispensing of prescription opioids unless the dispenser provides a personal use pharmaceutical disposal system to the ultimate user at no cost; defining a 'personal use pharmaceutical disposal system' as a portable product designed to allow the ultimate user to deactivate the prescribed opioid to a nonretrievable condition; and authorizing the Maryland Department of Health to provide personal use pharmaceutical disposal systems to certain pharmacies.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Goldstein, Ianlobbyist | Verde Environmental Technologies | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bagnall, Heather | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Bagnall, Delegate Bagnalllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | locklair, caileylobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Oral |
| FWA | Sims, Sherrielobbyist | G.S. Proctor & Associates Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Nolan, Rory | MPhA | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Coble, Annie | Johns Hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Rosier, Collanlobbyist | Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. | Position only |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | State of, Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGoldstein, IanVerde Environmental TechnologiesRegistered for: Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Verde Environmental Technologies
UNFlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
FWASims, SherrieG.S. Proctor & Associates Inc.Registered for: Maryland Pharmacists Association; College of Southern Maryland; City of District Heights; Charles County School Bus Contractors Association, Inc.; United States Bomb Technician Association (USBTA); County Commissioners of Charles County, Maryland…
FWAKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…