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Hb 217 - Needle Exchange Program, Alexandra L. Armbruster, J. Bryan Watford
Hb 217 - Needle Exchange Program, Alexandra L. Armbruster, J. Bryan Watford
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act authorizes certain nonprofit organizations and hospitals to operate clean needle exchange programs. These programs allow individuals who inject drugs to exchange their needles for clean, unused needles. The purpose of these programs is to prevent the spread of HIV, Hepatitis C, and other infectious diseases associated with the repeated use and sharing of needles. The Act further authorizes the Department of Public Health to regulate the registration of organizations that will participate in these programs and protects employees of those organizations from being charged with crimes or offenses associated with selling, lending, giving, or exchanging needles.