Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-48-120
Safe disposal of unused medical aid-in-dying medications.
Effective Aug 7, 2024Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2813, § 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (SB 24-068), ch. 406, p. 2797, § 15, effective August 7.
(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.
Source: Initiated 2016: Entire article added, Proposition 106, L. 2017, p. 2813, § 1, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 16, 2016. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (SB 24-068), ch. 406, p. 2797, § 15, effective August 7.