Florida SB 262: Storage and Disposal of Prescription Drugs and Sharps

Bill Text

262 
Storage and Disposal of Prescription Drugs and Sharps 
2025-10-22T12:32:28Z 
Exempting an establishment that stores, warehouses, or holds noncontrolled prescription drugs solely for the purpose of arranging for their destruction from compliance with specified provisions, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 262 

 By Senator Burgess 

 23-00201B-26 2026262__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to storage and disposal of 
 3 prescription drugs and sharps; amending s. 499.0121, 
 4 F.S.; exempting an establishment that stores, 
 5 warehouses, or holds noncontrolled prescription drugs 
 6 solely for the purpose of arranging for their 
 7 destruction from compliance with specified provisions; 
 8 requiring such establishments to maintain certain 
 9 information; making a technical change; providing an 
 10 effective date. 
 11 
 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 13 
 14 Section 1. Section 499.0121, Florida Statutes, is amended 
 15 to read: 
 16 499.0121 Storage and handling of prescription drugs; 
 17 recordkeeping.—The department shall adopt rules to implement 
 18 this section as necessary to protect the public health, safety, 
 19 and welfare. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, 
 20 requirements for the storage and handling of prescription drugs 
 21 and for the establishment and maintenance of prescription drug 
 22 distribution records. 
 23 (1) ESTABLISHMENTS.—An establishment at which prescription 
 24 drugs are stored, warehoused, handled, held, offered, marketed, 
 25 or displayed must: 
 26 (a) Be of suitable size and construction to facilitate 
 27 cleaning, maintenance, and proper operations; 
 28 (b) Have storage areas designed to provide adequate 
 29 lighting, ventilation, temperature, sanitation, humidity, space, 
 30 equipment, and security conditions; 
 31 (c) Have a quarantine area for storage of prescription 
 32 drugs that are outdated, damaged, deteriorated, misbranded, or 
 33 adulterated, or that are in immediate or sealed, secondary 
 34 containers that have been opened; 
 35 (d) Be maintained in a clean and orderly condition; and 
 36 (e) Be free from infestation by insects, rodents, birds, or 
 37 vermin of any kind. 
 38 (2) SECURITY.— 
 39 (a) An establishment that is used for wholesale drug 
 40 distribution must be secure from unauthorized entry. 
 41 1. Access from outside the premises must be kept to a 
 42 minimum and be well controlled. 
 43 2. The outside perimeter of the premises must be well 
 44 lighted. 
 45 3. Entry into areas where prescription drugs are held must 
 46 be limited to authorized personnel. 
 47 (b) An establishment that is used for wholesale drug 
 48 distribution must be equipped with: 
 49 1. An alarm system to detect entry after hours; however, 
 50 the department may exempt by rule establishments that only hold 
 51 a permit as prescription drug wholesale distributor-brokers; and 
 52 2. A security system that will provide suitable protection 
 53 against theft and diversion. When appropriate, the security 
 54 system must provide protection against theft or diversion that 
 55 is facilitated or hidden by tampering with computers or 
 56 electronic records. 
 57 (c) Any vehicle that contains prescription drugs must be 
 58 secure from unauthorized access to the prescription drugs in the 
 59 vehicle. 
 60 (3) STORAGE.—All prescription drugs shall be stored at 
 61 appropriate temperatures and under appropriate conditions in 
 62 accordance with requirements, if any, in the labeling of such 
 63 drugs, or with requirements in the official compendium. 
 64 (a) If no storage requirements are established for a 
 65 prescription drug, the drug may be held at “controlled” room 
 66 temperature, as defined in the official compendium, to help 
 67 ensure that its identity, strength, quality, and purity are not 
 68 adversely affected. 
 69 (b) Appropriate manual, electromechanical, or electronic 
 70 temperature and humidity recording equipment, devices, or logs 
 71 must be used to document proper storage of prescription drugs. 
 72 (c) The recordkeeping requirements in subsection (6) must 
 73 be followed for all stored prescription drugs. 
 74 (4) EXAMINATION OF MATERIALS AND RECORDS.— 
 75 (a) Upon receipt, each outside shipping container must be 
 76 visually examined for identity and to prevent the acceptance of 
 77 contaminated prescription drugs that are otherwise unfit for 
 78 distribution. This examination must be adequate to reveal 
 79 container damage that would suggest possible contamination or 
 80 other damage to the contents. 
 81 (b) Each outgoing shipment must be carefully inspected for 
 82 identity of the prescription drug products and to ensure that 
 83 there is no delivery of prescription drugs that have expired or 
 84 been damaged in storage or held under improper conditions. 
 85 (c) The recordkeeping