Each stewardship plan, which must be submitted and reviewed according to section 18C-23, shall include:
(A)
Current contact information for all producers participating in the stewardship plan,
including each producer's name, address, phone number, and email address, and the
name, address, phone number, and email address of a designated person to whom the
director may direct all inquiries regarding the producer's participation in the stewardship
plan;
(B)
A description of the proposed collection system to provide convenient ongoing collection
service for all unwanted covered drugs from county residents in compliance with the
provisions and requirements in section 18C-16, including a list of all collection methods and participating collectors, a list
of drop-off sites, a description of how any periodic collection events will be scheduled
and located, a description of how any mail-back services will be provided and an example
of the prepaid, preaddressed mailers the plan will use. The description of the collection
service shall include a list of retail pharmacies and law enforcement agencies contacted
by the plan under section 18C-14(E)(2), and a list of all collectors who offered to participate;
(C)
A description of the handling and disposal system, including identification of and
contact information for collectors, transporters and waste disposal facilities to
be used by the stewardship plan in accordance with section 18C-19;
(D)
A description of the policies and procedures to be followed by persons handling unwanted
covered drugs collected under the stewardship plan, including a description of how
all collectors, transporters and waste disposal facilities used will ensure that the
collected unwanted covered drugs are safely and securely tracked from collection through
final disposal, and how all entities participating in the stewardship plan will operate
under and comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and guidelines,
including but not limited to those of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration,
and how any retail pharmacy collection site will operate under applicable rules and
guidelines of the State of California Board of Pharmacy;
(E)
A certification that any patient information on drug packaging will be promptly destroyed;
(F)
A description of the public education effort and promotion strategy required in section 18C-17, including a copy of standardized instructions for county residents, signage developed
for collectors, and required promotional materials;
(G)
Proposed short-term and long-term goals of the stewardship plan for collection amounts,
education and promotion; and
(H)
A description of how the stewardship plan will consider:
(1)
Use of existing providers of waste pharmaceutical services;
(2)
Separating unwanted covered drugs from packaging to the extent possible to reduce
transportation and disposal costs; and
(3)
Recycling of unwanted covered drugs packaging to the extent feasible.
