What Is our current federal policy on needle exchange?
At this time, there are three separate and distinct prohibitions on needle exchange programs at the federal level in the Ryan White CARE Act authorization, in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) authorization, and in the BY 1997 Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS)Education appropriations legislation. The prohibition in the Labor – HUS appropriations legislation not only applies to the Ryan White and SAMHSA authorizations, but also to HIV prevention funding at the CDC.
