Int 0091-2024

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York, is amended by adding a new section 17-173.1 to read as follows: � 17-173.1 At-home drug storage information. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Controlled substance. The term "controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3306 of title 1 of article 33 of the public health law or successor provision. On-site agent. The term "on-site agent" means a manager or a person designated by a manager to speak or act on the manager's behalf at a pharmacy location. Pharmacy. The term "pharmacy" has the same meaning as in subdivision 25 of section 3302 of the public health law or successor provision. b. Creation and distribution of informational posters. The department shall create posters detailing safe at-home storage practices for controlled substances, including information about the use of medication lockboxes. The department shall print the posters in 40-point font or larger, and shall ensure that each poster contains the same information, translated in all designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101. The department shall produce a sufficient number of such posters to allow for their posting in all pharmacies within 180 days after the effective date of this section. The department shall distribute such posters to pharmacy locations. c. Required posting. Within 15 days after the department provides such posters, the on-site agent shall post a minimum of 2 such posters within the pharmacy location in a manner that is clearly visible to customers. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. YN LS # 14242 12/8/2023 3:08 PM 2 2