New Hampshire Administrative Code

Controlled and non-controlled pharmaceutical drugs collected in accordance with this chapter shall be exempt from the disposal requirements for controlled drugs stipulated in RSA 318-B:17. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1601.02 #10177, eff 8-23-12 Amended by Number 6, Filed Februar…

"Collection box" means a secured receptacle with an inner lining, into which pharmaceutical drugs can be deposited and which remains in possession of designated law enforcement officers for the purposes of a collection event. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1602.01 #10177, eff 8-23-…

"Collection event" means a one-day program through which the public can safely dispose of unused or expired pharmaceutical drugs from a household or residence that are no longer wanted or needed by the consumer, at a secure collection site. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1602.02 #1…

"Controlled drugs'' means "controlled drugs" as defined in RSA 318-B:1, VI. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1602.03 #10177, eff 8-23-12 Amended by Number 6, Filed February 9, 2023, Proposed by #13551, Effective 2/2/2023, Expires 2/2/2033.

"Department" means the department of justice. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1602.04 #10177, eff 8-23-12 Amended by Number 6, Filed February 9, 2023, Proposed by #13551, Effective 2/2/2023, Expires 2/2/2033.

"Drop box" means a double-locked receptacle with an inner lining into which pharmaceutical drugs are deposited, situated in a police station and constructed in a manner that prevents tampering or access by non-authorized persons. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1602.05 #10177, eff 8…

"Inner lining" means a water proof, tamper-evident, and tear resistant lining that shall be capable of sealing immediately upon removal from a receptacle. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1602.06 #10177, eff 8-23-12 Amended by Number 6, Filed February 9, 2023, Proposed by #13551, Eff…

"Law enforcement officer" means any officer of the state or political subdivision of the state whom is empowered by law to conduct investigations of or to make arrests for offenses enumerated in RSA 318-B:2. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1602.07 #10177, eff 8-23-12 Amended by Numb…

"Pharmaceutical drug" means "pharmaceutical drug" as defined in RSA 318-E:1, I. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1602.08 Derived from Number 6, Filed February 9, 2023, Proposed by #13551, Effective 2/2/2023, Expires 2/2/2033 (formerly Jus 1602.07).

"Sharps" means needles, syringes, or lancets, individually or collectively. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1602.09 Derived from Number 6, Filed February 9, 2023, Proposed by #13551, Effective 2/2/2023, Expires 2/2/2033.

(a) The chief law enforcement officer of an agency seeking to place a permanent drop box in a police station shall first request and obtain written authorization, pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 1317, from the: Drug Enforcement Administration - Office of Diversion Control NEW ENGLAND DIV…

(a) Collected pharmaceutical drugs shall remain secured until ready for disposal. (b) An inventory of collected pharmaceutical drugs shall not be required by these rules. (c) Collected pharmaceutical drugs shall not be resold or reused. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1603.02 #10177…

(a) A pharmaceutical drug take-back collection event established by any government or private entity, pursuant to RSA 318-E shall be voluntary. (b) If a government or private entity establishes a pharmaceutical drug take back collection event, it shall be done in accordance with …

(a) At least 2 law enforcement officers designated by the chief law enforcement officer of an agency participating in a collection event shall, at all times, be present and responsible for supervising the collection event. (b) The law enforcement officers referred to in paragraph…

(a) At the conclusion of the collection event, law enforcement officers referred to in Jus 1604.02(a) shall be responsible for removing the collection box(es) and bulk sharps disposal container, if any, the same day from the event location for disposal in accordance with the proc…

(a) Pharmaceutical drugs collected pursuant to Jus 1603 or Jus 1604 shall be destroyed via incineration at a solid waste disposal facility that is authorized to accept the waste under the destination state's laws and rules. (b) Pharmaceutical drugs collected pursuant to Jus 1603 …

(a) The designated law enforcement officer in Jus 1605.01(b) above shall document the following: (1) The date and location of the collection event or location of the permanent drop box; (2) The weight of the collected pharmaceutical drugs; (3) The date and location where the coll…

(a) The law enforcement agency participating in a program under Jus 1603 or Jus 1604 shall retain a copy of the documentation of the disposal of pharmaceutical drugs, as required by Jus 1605, for a period not less than 5 years. (b) Each agency participating in a program under thi…

(a) The chief law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency seeking to establish a pharmaceutical drug take-back program in conjunction with a government entity or private entity, may request a waiver of specific rules outlined in this chapter in accordance with (c) below. …

Any waiver request that is received by the department that does not conform with Jus 1607.01(c) shall be deemed incomplete and returned to the requestor with an explanation. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 1607.02 #10177, eff 8-23-12 Amended by Number 6, Filed February 9, 2023, Prop…

(a) The department shall issue a written response to a request for a waiver within 30 days of receiving a complete request. If the waiver is denied, the denial shall specifically set forth the reason(s) for the denial. (b) The Department, in consultation with the Pharmacy Board, …

(a) If a government or private entity establishes a pharmaceutical drug-take-back collection event, it shall be done in conjunction with a participating chief law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency. (b) A periodic or one-time pharmaceutical take-back collection event…

"Anthropology" means the scientific study of the origin and physical, social, and cultural development and behavior of humans. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.01 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Assistant deputy medical examiner (ADME)" means a person appointed by the chief medical examiner pursuant to RSA 611:2, II, to investigate deaths under the professional direction and supervision of the chief medical examiner or the chief medical examiner's designee. Notes N.H. A…

"Autopsy report" means a document prepared by the chief medical examiner, deputy chief medical examiner or designee after a postmortem examination of the deceased has been conducted, which details the findings made regarding the cause and manner of death after a postmortem examin…

"Burial permit" means the permit issued by the department of state, division of vital records administration, that allows a dead body to be transported for purposes of burial or cremation. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.04 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Chief medical examiner" (CME) means the licensed physician certified by the American Board of Pathology as a qualified pathologist and appointed pursuant to RSA 611-A:1, I, to investigate deaths and supervise the office of chief medical examiner. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 200…

"Competent cause of death" means a determination by a physician as to the specific injury, disease, or both that resulted in the death of the deceased. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.06 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Conjunctivae" means the mucus membranes that line the eyelids and the exposed surface of the eyeballs. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.07 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Cremains" means the ashes that remain after the cremation of a body. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.08 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Deputy chief medical examiner" (DCME) means the licensed physician certified by the American Board of Pathology as a qualified pathologist and appointed pursuant to RSA 611-A:1-a, to investigate deaths under the professional direction and supervision of the chief medical examine…

"Deputy medical examiner" (DME) means a licensed physician appointed pursuant to RSA 611:2, II, to investigate deaths under the professional direction and supervision of the chief medical examiner. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.10 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Edentulous" means the absence of teeth. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.11 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Endocrine system" means a collection of glands that produces the hormones that regulate metabolism, growth, and sexual development. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.12 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Entomology" means the scientific study of insects. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.13 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Forensic pathology" means the branch of medicine concerned with the scientific study of the nature of disease or injury and its cause, processes, development, and consequences in the context of medicolegal cases. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.14 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Hepatobiliary system" means the liver, gall bladder, and bile ducts. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.15 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Histology" means the scientific study of the microscopic structure of animal and plant tissues. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.16 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Investigative report" means an official document containing the observations made and information compiled by a medical examiner in a medicolegal case as described in Jus 2005.01. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.17 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Livor mortis" means discoloration on a dead body due to the gravitational pooling of blood. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.18 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Lividity" means a skin discoloration as from livor mortis. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.19 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Medical examiner (ME)" means any person authorized pursuant to RSA 611 and RSA 611-A to investigate potential medicolegal cases. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.20 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Pathologist" means a physician who practices the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the nature of disease and its cause, processes, development, and consequences. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.21 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Medicolegal case" means a death in which the circumstances of the death are known or suspected to meet the criteria enumerated in RSA 611:3, II. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.22 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Personal effects" means the possessions of the deceased taken into possession by or at the direction of a medical examiner in the investigation of a potential medicolegal case. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.23 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Remains" means a dead human body. The term also includes any separate parts of a dead human body. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.24 #8937, eff 7-14-07

"Rigor mortis" means the muscular stiffness that occurs in bodies after death. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2001.25 #8937, eff 7-14-07