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Last action · February 27, 2025

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Introduced February 18, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HJR37

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.

Drugs and Medicines Health and Medical Services Pharmacists Public Health State Agencies Substance Abuse Boards and Commissions Opioids

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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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