Colorado Code § 25-48-120

Safe disposal of unused medical aid-in-dying medications
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(1) A person
who has custody or control of medical aid-in-dying medication dispensed under this article 48
after a terminally ill individual's death shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-dying
medication either by:
(a) Returning the unused medical aid-in-dying medication to the attending provider who
prescribed the medical aid-in-dying medication, who shall dispose of the unused medical aid-in-
dying medication in the manner required by law; or
(b) Lawful means in accordance with section 25-15-328, or any other state or federally
approved medication take-back program authorized under the federal "Secure and Responsible
Drug Disposal Act of 2010", Pub.L. 111-273, and regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act.

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