§ 18C-21. Stewardship plans—Reporting requirements.  


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  • (A)

    Within six months after the end of the first twelve-month period of operation, and annually thereafter, the plan operator of a stewardship plan shall submit a report to the director on behalf of participating producers describing the plan's activities during the previous reporting period. The report must include:

    (1)

    A list of producers participating in the stewardship plan;

    (2)

    The amount, by weight, of unwanted covered drugs collected, including the amount by weight from each collection method used;

    (3)

    A list of drop-off sites;

    (4)

    The number of mailers provided;

    (5)

    The retail pharmacies where mailers were provided, if applicable;

    (6)

    The dates and locations of collection events held, if applicable;

    (7)

    The transporters used and the disposal facility or facilities used for all unwanted covered drugs;

    (8)

    Whether any safety or security problems occurred during collection, transportation or disposal of unwanted covered drugs during the reporting period and, if so, what changes have or will be made to policies, procedures or tracking mechanisms to alleviate the problem and to improve safety and security in the future;

    (9)

    A description of the public education, outreach and evaluation activities implemented during the reporting period, including the results of the biennial survey pursuant to section 18C-17(A)(5) if applicable for the reporting period;

    (10)

    A description of how collected packaging was recycled to the extent feasible, including the recycling facility or facilities used;

    (11)

    A summary of the stewardship plan's goals, the degree of success in meeting those goals in the past year, and, if any goals have not been met, what effort will be made to achieve the goals in the next year;

    (12)

    The total expenditures of the stewardship plan during the reporting period; and

    (13)

    An executive summary.

    (B)

    Any change in plan operator or producers participating in a plan must be provided to the department within thirty days of the change.

    (C)

    The director shall make reports submitted under this section 18C-21 available to the public.

    (D)

    For the purposes of this section 18C-21, "reporting period" means the period from January 1 through December 31 of the same calendar year, unless otherwise specified to the plan operator by the director.

(Ord. No. 4971, 6-21-2016)