Kentucky Statutes 217.177 – Sale and disposal of hypodermic syringes or needles
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(1) No person engaged in sales at retail shall display hypodermic syringes or needles in any portion of the place of business which is open or accessible to the public.
(2) Pharmacies offering retail sale of hypodermic syringes or needles shall make available:
(a) Written or electronic educational materials on safe and proper disposal of hypodermic needles and syringes;
(b) Written or electronic educational or referral information for syringe exchange service programs and substance use disorder treatment; and
(c) A verbal, physical, or electronic offer to provide a prescription for an opioid antagonist as defined in KRS § 217.186.
(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to the sale of hypodermic syringes or needles dispensed as a prescription or in conjunction with a prescription medication that requires reconstitution or administration with a syringe.
(4) Any physician, other licensed medical person, hospital, or clinic disposing of hypodermic syringes or needles shall render the instrument incapable of further use.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2021 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch.
99, sec. 513, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 458, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 404, sec. 1.
(2) Pharmacies offering retail sale of hypodermic syringes or needles shall make available:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 217.177
- Person: means any individual, partnership, association, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See Kentucky Statutes 217.544
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(a) Written or electronic educational materials on safe and proper disposal of hypodermic needles and syringes;
(b) Written or electronic educational or referral information for syringe exchange service programs and substance use disorder treatment; and
(c) A verbal, physical, or electronic offer to provide a prescription for an opioid antagonist as defined in KRS § 217.186.
(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to the sale of hypodermic syringes or needles dispensed as a prescription or in conjunction with a prescription medication that requires reconstitution or administration with a syringe.
(4) Any physician, other licensed medical person, hospital, or clinic disposing of hypodermic syringes or needles shall render the instrument incapable of further use.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
2021 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch.
99, sec. 513, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 458, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 404, sec. 1.