A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to implement an in-home-drug disposal pilot program.

Direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to implement a pilot program beginning January 1, 2026, to study the effectiveness of in-home prescription drug disposal in Kentucky; require consultation with the Board of Pharmacy; require submission of a report to the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services by December 1, 2027.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 27, 2025

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This resolution would direct a state agency to launch a test program starting in 2026 that looks at how well in-home prescription drug disposal works in Kentucky. The agency would work with the Board of Pharmacy and then report its findings to a legislative committee by late 2027. The goal is to gather information that could help reduce unused medications sitting in Kentucky homes. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with unused prescription medications at home, and state health and pharmacy officials involved in designing and evaluating the program.

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