WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           Ch. 360

24-805.

(A)     THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL APPOINT A DIRECTOR FOR THE
PROGRAM.

(B)      ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 1994, WITH THE ADVICE AND APPROVAL OF THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, THE DIRECTOR SHALL DEVELOP:

(1)      PROGRAM OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE FURNISHING AND
ONE-FOR-ONE EXCHANGE OF HYPODERMIC NEEDLES AND SYRINGES TO INJECTING
DRUG USERS;

(2)      A COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM; AND

(3)      A PROTOCOL FOR PROVIDING A LINKAGE FOR PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION.

(C)     THE DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT THE OPERATING PROCEDURES, THE PLAN
FOR A COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND THE SUBSTANCE
ABUSE TREATMENT LINKAGE PROTOCOL TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH FOR
APPROVAL PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION.

24-806.

(A) THE BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE IN ITS
PROGRAM OPERATING PROCEDURES MEASURES TO COLLECT THE FOLLOWING
DATA:

(1) THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS SERVED BY THE PROGRAM;

(2) THE LENGTH OF TIME A PARTICIPANT IS SERVED BY THE PROGRAM:

(2) (3) DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES OF PARTICIPANTS SERVED BY THE
PROGRAM THAT INCLUDE:

(I)       AGE;

(II)     SEX;

(III)    RACE;

(IV)    OCCUPATION;

(V)     ZIP CODE OF RESIDENCE;

(VI)    TYPES OF DRUGS USED;

(VII)  LENGTH OF DRUG USE; AND

(VIII) FREQUENCY OF INJECTION;

(3) (4) THE NUMBER OF HYPODERMIC NEEDLES AND SYRINGES
EXCHANGED;

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