The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 18 : Health
Chapter 089 : Drug Paraphernalia
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 4478)-
§ 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.)
