1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act . 2. Disposal of controlled substances of certain hospice patients by employees of qualified hospice programs (a) In general Section 302(g) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 822(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) (A) (i) An employee of a qualified hospice program or an emergency medical services professional, acting within the scope of employment and for the purpose of assisting in the disposal of a controlled substance in a case described in clause (ii), may handle, in the place of residence of a hospice patient, any controlled substance that was lawfully dispensed to the hospice patient. (ii) A case described in this clause is a case in which— (I) the hospice patient has died