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Idaho Code § 37-3404

Syringe and needle exchange program

Known as the Syringe and Needle Exchange Act

The act spans §§ 37–37 (6 sections).

I.C., § 37-3404, as added by 2019, ch. 181, § 1, p. 584.

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary: An entity may operate a syringe and needle exchange program in this state if such entity complies with the provisions of this section and with rules promulgated by the department;

(2) An entity may procure supplies needed to operate a syringe and needle exchange program in this state if such entity complies with the provisions of this section and with rules promulgated by the department; and

(3) An entity may supply a syringe and needle exchange program with materials necessary to operate the program if such entity complies with rules promulgated by the department.

(4) An entity operating a syringe and needle exchange program must: Facilitate the exchange of used syringes or needles for new syringes or needles in sealed sterile packaging; and

(5) Ensure that the recipient of a new syringe or needle is given verbal and written instruction on: Methods for preventing the transmission of blood-borne diseases, including hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus; and

(6) Options for obtaining: Services for the treatment of a substance use disorder;

(7) Testing for a blood-borne disease; and

(8) An opioid antagonist pursuant to section 54-1733B, Idaho Code.

(9) An entity operating a syringe and needle exchange program must report annually to the department on the following information about the program: The number of individuals who have exchanged syringes or needles;

(10) The number of used syringes or needles exchanged for new syringes or needles; and

(11) The number of new syringes or needles provided in exchange for used syringes or needles.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.