New sites for safe opioid disposal would be funded by drug makers, with discounts for patients.
This bill would create a new way to fund safe disposal sites for unwanted prescription opioids across the country. It would do this by placing a small fee on opioid manufacturers, producers, and importers. Patients with cancer pain or in hospice care would get discounts on their opioid prescriptions to make sure they don't pay this fee.
Today, there is no specific federal program to fund prescription medication disposal sites through grants, nor is there a federal fee on opioid sales to support such efforts. This bill would change that by authorizing the Attorney General to award grants for disposal sites. It would also create a new fee of 1 cent per 100 milligrams on active opioid sales by manufacturers, producers, or importers. Additionally, it would require patient discounts to offset this fee for certain eligible patients.
HR 10649 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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