New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 19 - PHARMACISTS
Part 20 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Section 16.19.20.37 - HOSPITALS, INSTITUTIONS AND CLINICS

Disposal of excess or undesirable controlled substances resulting from extemporaneous amounts of residue or wasted controlled substances. A registrant who needs to dispose of excess or undesirable controlled substances resulting from injections from ampules or less than the full ampule or other such circumstances shall record in accordance with DEA regulations, and two persons (at least one who is a licensed health care professional) shall witness and record disposal. The registrant will have implemented security controls and procedures that ensure pharmaceutical wastage is not diverted. The disposal method shall render the substance irretrievable.