Rhode Island General Laws 23-12.10-3. Role of advisory committee
The advisory committee shall make recommendations to the director of the department of health with respect to the following:
(1) Maximizing the potential public health and safety benefits of harm reduction centers;
(2) The proper disposal of hypodermic needles and syringes;
(3) The recovery of persons utilizing such harm reduction centers;
(4) Federal, state, and local laws impacting the creation and operation of the harm reduction centers;
(5) Appropriate guidance to relevant professional licensing boards;
(6) Potential collaboration with other public health efforts;
(7) Consideration of any other factors beneficial to promoting the public health and safety; and
(8) Liability protection for property owners, harm reduction center staff, and volunteers and participants, from criminal or civil liability resulting from the operation of a harm reduction center.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 185, § 1, effective March 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 324, § 1, effective March 1, 2022.