Safe Disposal of Opioids Act of 2023

The Safe Disposal of Opioids Act of 2023 establishes grants for community organizations, pharmacies, or health centers to create or maintain sites for safely disposing of unused prescription opioids. It imposes a 1-cent fee per 100 milligrams on opioid manufacturers/importers (excluding drugs used for addiction treatment), with funds used to cover the cost of these disposal sites and provide discounts for eligible patients. Eligible patients include those prescribed opioids for cancer pain, hospice care, or their representatives in emergencies. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a simple discount system at point-of-sale to eliminate patient fees for covered opioids, funded entirely by the new fee.