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<DIV><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Please note this email did not originate with me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>If you ever post something that does not appear on the list serve, please let me know. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Laurie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div></DIV>
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<DIV STYLE="FONT-FAMILY: Courier New; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ed Gottlieb [mailto:egottlieb@cityofithaca.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 13, 2012 1:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> pharmwaste listserve<br><b>Subject:</b> Pharm Waste Collection Problem Solved<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>You may recall that a number of police departments pulled out of our soon-to-launch drop-box collection program when they learned that NYS accreditation rules made taking possession of large amounts of controlled substances a burden.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Thanks to the efforts of Dryden, N.Y. Police Chief Margaret Ryan, this problem has been solved! (See below, highlight added.)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>If you are in another state and are involved with an unwanted pharmaceutical collection program, consider asking your law enforcement partner(s) if a similar change in your states accreditation rules would be beneficial. If it would help, encourage them to petition your states accreditation agency to make the change! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Ed Gottlieb<br>Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal <br>Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator <br>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<br>525 3rd Street<br>Ithaca, NY 14850<br>(607) 273-8381<br>fax: (607) 273-8433<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong>New York State Law Enforcement Accreditation Program<o:p></o:p></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>ADMINISTRATION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b>STANDARD 7.1 The agency has a written directive that describes its property system used for the secure and proper recording, storage, classification, transfer, retrieval and disposition of all evidentiary items and items held under protective custody. A designated person(s) is accountable for control of all property placed within the protective custody of the agency.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b>A. This property system must incorporate additional security and control measures to safeguard all money, firearms, controlled substances and high-value items within the protective custody of the agency.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i>Commentary: An adequate property management system is necessary to protect the chain of custody and to maintain the agency's credibility with the judiciary and the public. Items such as money, firearms and controlled substances pose significant security risks for law enforcement agencies. Placing these items on a shelf in the evidence room is not sufficient. Additional measures to provide enhanced security within the evidence room may include the use of a safe, the use of a chain to secure firearms, and/or the installation of a floor to ceiling chain link fence.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>This standard is designed to govern the handling and security of property and evidence that has been placed in the custody of the agency through its normal operation and course of business. As various types of <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>prescription drug “take back” programs</span> have been developed, more law enforcement agencies have been asked to participate as facilitators for the collection of these drugs. This standard should not be interpreted to discourage agencies from participating in such programs, nor should it add an additional burden on agencies in the accreditation program. <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Law enforcement agencies participating in such programs should only have to verify that they have followed their respective programs rules and guidelines.</span></span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>