§ 121349.3. — 121349.3. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 744, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 34, Sec. 19.)

The health officer of the participating jurisdiction shall present biennially at an open meeting of the board of supervisors or city council a report detailing the status of clean needle and syringe exchange programs, including, but not limited to, relevant statistics on bloodborne infections associated with needle sharing activity and the use of public funds for these programs. Law enforcement, administrators of alcohol and drug treatment programs, other stakeholders, and the public shall be afforded ample opportunity to comment at this biennial meeting. The notice to the public shall be sufficient to ensure adequate participation in the meeting by the public. This
meeting shall be noticed in accordance with all state and local open meeting laws and ordinances, and as local officials deem appropriate. For hypodermic needle and syringe exchange services authorized by the State Department of Public Health, a biennial report shall be provided by the department to the local health officer based on the reports to the department from service providers within the jurisdiction of that local health officer.

Legislative History

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 744, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 34, Sec. 19. (AB 1810) Effective June 27, 2018.