Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-120

Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 25-48-120 - Safe disposal of unused medical aid-in-dying medications
(1) A person who has custody or control of medical aid-in-dying medication dispensed under this article 48 after a terminally ill individual's death shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-dying medication either by:
(a) Returning the unused medical aid-in-dying medication to the attending provider who prescribed the medical aid-in-dying medication, who shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-dying medication in the manner required by law; or
(b) Lawful means in accordance with section 25-15-328, or any other state or federally approved medication take-back program authorized under the federal "Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010", Pub.L. 111-273, and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act.

C.R.S. § 25-48-120

Amended by 2024 Ch. 406,§ 15, eff. 8/7/2024.
Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2813, §1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016.
2024 Ch. 406, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).