Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 576a › Section 20-576a-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 20-576a-1 to 20-576a-7, inclusive, of the
				Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Authorized Collector" means a retail
			 pharmacy authorized to handle controlled substances, currently licensed
			 pursuant to section 20-594 of the Connecticut General Statutes, with an active
			 registration to be a collector of drugs for disposal issued by the United
			 States Drug Enforcement Agency and the department;
(2) "Authorized Employee" means an individual
			 with an active license or registration who is: (A) a minimum of 18 years of
			 age; and (B) employed by an authorized collector as a licensed pharmacist,
			 pharmacist intern, or pharmacist technician pursuant to chapter 400j of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes;
(3)
			 "Collection Receptacle" means a secured receptacle into which unused or expired
			 drugs, including controlled substances and legend and non-legend drugs, can be
			 deposited by ultimate users;
(4)
			 "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or the
			 commissioner's representative;
(5)
			 "Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in
			 schedules I to V, inclusive, of the Connecticut controlled substance scheduling
			 regulations adopted pursuant to section 21a-243 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(6) "Department" means
			 the Department of Consumer Protection;
(7) "Drug" has the same meaning as provided
			 in section 21a-240 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(8) "Drug Control Division" means the
			 division within the department responsible for overseeing the return of
			 prescription drugs to pharmacies;
(9) "Inner Liner" means the removable liner
			 within a collection receptacle that meets the requirements specified in 21 CFR
			 1317.60, that is used to collect drugs when placed in a collection
			 receptacle;
(10) "Pharmacy" has the
			 same meaning as provided in section 20-571 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(11) "Prescription" has
			 the same meaning as provided in section 21a-240 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(12) "Reverse
			 Distributor" means a wholesaler or distributor, as defined in Connecticut
			 General Statutes section 21a-70, whether within or without the state of
			 Connecticut, who receives and destroys prescription medications, including
			 controlled substances and legend and non-legend drugs, from an authorized
			 collector;
(13) "Rigid Container"
			 means a container constructed of sturdy material used to hold the inner liner
			 while in the collection receptacle and to transport the inner liner to the
			 reverse distributor for destruction. Rigid containers are removable from the
			 collection receptacle, are not reusable and are destroyed with the inner liner
			 contained therein;
(14)
			 "Third-party logistics provider" has the same meaning as provided in section
			 20-571 of the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(15) "Ultimate User" has the same meaning as
			 provided in
			 21
			 U.S.C. 802, but also includes any person
			 lawfully entitled to dispose of a decedent's property if that decedent was an
			 ultimate user who died while in lawful possession of a controlled
			 substance.