{"data":{"id":"us-il/410-ilcs-720-55","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"410 ILCS 720/55","heading":"Manufacturer drug take-back program funding.","body":"(a) A covered manufacturer or group of covered manufacturers must pay all administrative and operational costs associated with establishing and implementing the drug take-back program in which it participates. Such administrative and operational costs include, but are not limited to:\n(1) collection and transportation supplies for each collection site;\n(2) purchase of collection receptacles for each collection site;\n(3) ongoing maintenance or replacement of collection receptacles when requested by authorized collectors;\n(4) costs related to prepaid, preaddressed mail;\n(5) compensation of authorized collectors, if applicable;\n(6) operation of periodic collection events, including, but not limited to, the cost of law enforcement staff time;\n(7) transportation of all collected covered drugs to final disposal;\n(8) proper disposal of all collected covered drugs in compliance with State and federal laws, rules, and regulations; and\n(9) program promotion and outreach.\n(b) A manufacturer program operator shall allocate to covered manufacturers participating in the drug take-back program the administration and operational costs of the programs. The method of cost allocation shall be included in the drug take-back program proposal required under Section 35.\n(c) A manufacturer program operator, covered manufacturer, authorized collector, or other person may not charge:\n(1) a specific point-of-sale fee to consumers to recoup the costs of a drug take-back program;\n(2) a specific point-of-collection fee at the time covered drugs are collected from a person; or\n(3) an increase in the cost of covered drugs to recoup the costs of a drug take-back program.\n(d) A manufacturer program operator or covered manufacturer shall not charge any fee to an authorized collector or authorized collection site.\n(e) The funding requirements in this Section shall not apply to a pharmacy location that is part of an existing contractual agreement entered into prior to the effective date of this Act between a pharmacy and a covered manufacturer to fund in part or whole the collection, transportation, or disposal of a covered drug so long as that contractual arrangement continues.","path":["CHAPTER 410 PUBLIC HEALTH","Drug Take-Back Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4321\u0026ChapterID=35\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:36Z","sha256":"d1c1eb86e4c48f8943c1163882b97bcf66edeb0a850506d1ef587fd2208672c4","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/410-ilcs-720-50","next":"us-il/410-ilcs-720-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}