§ 4478. Needle exchange programs
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.)