§ 4478. Needle exchange programs

The Department of Health, in collaboration with the statewide harm reduction coalition, shall develop operating guidelines for needle exchange programs. If a program complies with such operating guidelines and with existing laws and rules, it shall be approved by the Commissioner of Health. Such operating guidelines shall be established not later than September 30, 1999. (Added 1999, No. 28, § 4; amended 2023, No. 6, § 151, eff. July 1, 2023.)