Vermont § 4478 Needle exchange programs

Vermont Statutes

§ 4478 — Needle exchange programs

Vermont·Title 18 Title 18: Health·Ch. 89 Chapter 089: Drug Paraphernalia

The Department of Health, in consultation with community stakeholders, 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. A needle exchange program may apply to be an overdose prevention center pursuant to section 4256 of this title. (Added 1999, No. 28, § 4; amended 2023, No. 6, § 151, eff. July 1, 2023; 2023, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. June 17, 2024.)

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The Department of Health, in consultation with community stakeholders, 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. A needle exchange program may apply to be an overdose prevention center pursuant to section 4256 of this title. (Added 1999, No. 28, § 4; amended 2023, No. 6, § 151, eff. July 1, 2023; 2023, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. June 17, 2024.)

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