Office of AIDS

Access to Sterile Syringes - Policy and Legislation

• Federal Funds and Syringe Access Law (February 1, 2012) (PDF)
• Guidance on the Use of Ryan White Funds for Syringe Services Programs (April 20, 2011) (PDF)
• Assembly Bill 1701: Non-Prescription Syringe Sale in Pharmacies (November 8, 2010) (PDF)
• Guidance for LHJs using federal fiscal year 2010 funds to support syringe services programs (July 27, 2010) (PDF)
• Senate Bill 1159 Evaluation Report: Over-the-Counter Pharmacy Syringe Sales in California (July 2010) (PDF)
• Assembly Bill (AB) 110 (Laird, Statutes of 2007) Fact Sheet: Funding of SEPs (January 2008) (PDF)
• California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS Guidance on AB 547 (January 2008) (PDF)
• AB 547 (Berg, Statutes of 2005) Authorization of SEPs by Local Government (November 10, 2005) (PDF)