HB 3956
Requires a syringe service program to register with the local public health authority responsible for the jurisdiction in which the syringe service program operates.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Addiction and Community Safety Response
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This bill requires syringe service programs operating in Oregon to register with the local public health authority responsible for their area. The registration process involves annual reporting on syringe distribution and referrals to substance use disorder treatment. Additionally, the bill prohibits syringe service programs from operating within 1,000 feet of elementary, secondary, career schools, or licensed child care facilities. It also reinforces restrictions on the location of methadone clinics near these facilities.
Key provisions
- Syringe service programs must register with their local public health authority.
- Registration requires annual reporting on syringe distribution and referrals to treatment.
- Syringe service programs cannot operate within 1,000 feet of schools or licensed child care facilities.
- Local public health authorities establish a program to manage syringe service program registration.
- Syringe service programs must establish a community advisory board.
- Syringe service programs must assist individuals in accessing substance use disorder treatment.
- Needles and syringes provided by syringe service programs are not considered drug paraphernalia.
- Restrictions on methadone clinic locations near schools and child care facilities are maintained.
Who is affected
- Syringe service programs
- Local public health authorities
- Schools (elementary, secondary, career)
- Child care facilities
- Individuals seeking substance use disorder treatment
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