Laura Sturgeon
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 4
Primary
This Act allows a practitioner with the authority to prescribe medication to give the unused portion of topical medication used during treatment to a patient upon discharge or the conclusion of the visit. This Act is based on the Model Act created by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, which has been adopted in Illinois. During a procedure, practitioners may use only a few drops or small amount of medication from a container. Because regulations governing the ability to dispense the remaining portion of stock-item medications can be unclear or appear overly burdensome, many facilities do not allow the practitioner to dispense that container to the patient to take home with them. Instead, the practitioner must write a prescription for the patient and the medication that remains in the container is discarded. By allowing patients to take home provider-dispensed medication, this Act reduces waste and health-care costs and by eliminating the extra burden of going to the pharmacy to fill a prescription, this Act will better ensure medication compliance. This Act is known as "The Topical Medical Waste Reduction Act". This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Signed by Governor
Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 12 On Its Merits
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 5 Favorable
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
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