# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 24. Miscellaneous Provisions

### Subtitle 8. Aids Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Pilot Program

#### Section 24-805

(a) The Commissioner of Health shall appoint a Director for the Program.

(b) With the advice of the oversight committee, the Director shall develop and revise as necessary:

  (1) Program operating procedures for the distribution and exchange of hypodermic needles and syringes to injecting drug users;

  (2) A community outreach and education program; and

  (3) A protocol for providing referrals for Program participants to substance use treatment and rehabilitation.

(c) The Director shall submit the operating procedures, the plan for a community outreach and education program, and the substance use treatment referral protocol to the Commissioner of Health or the Commissioner's designee for approval prior to the implementation of revised procedures.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)