HB 2718 — international affairs study committee

HB2718 - 541R - IH-State Ver&  International Affairs - Strike Everything-Adopted   Fifty-fourth Legislature                                                         First Regular Session                                                              REFERENCECOMMITTEE TITLE:ON STATE & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.

international2718 affairs(Reference studyto committeeprinted  bill)     State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session    Strike HBeverything 2718after   Introduced by Representative Rivero     AN ACT   Establishing the internationalenacting affairsclause studyand committee.insert:

 "Section 1.  Title  36, (TEXTchapter OF6, BILLArizona BEGINSRevised ONStatutes, NEXTis PAGE)amended   Be it enacted by theadding Legislaturearticle of10, theto Stateread: of Arizona:

Section 1.  InternationalARTICLE affairs10.  NEEDLE studyAND committee;HYPODERMIC SYRINGE SERVICES START_STATUTE36-795.  Needle and hypodermic syringe service programs;

membership;authorization A.  A city, town, county or nongovernmental organization, including a local health department or an organization that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high‑risk behaviors, or any combination of these entities, may establish and operate a needle and hypodermic syringe service program.  The objectives of a program established pursuant to this section shall be all of the following:

duties;1.  To reduce the spread of viral hepatitis and other bloodborne diseases in this state.

report;2.  To reduce needle-stick injuries to law enforcement officers and other emergency personnel.

delayed3.  To repealencourage A.  Theindividuals internationalwho affairsinject studydrugs committeeto isenroll establishedin consistingevidence‑based oftreatment. the following members:

1.  TheB.  A chairpersonprogram ofestablished thepursuant houseto ofthis representativessection state and international affairs committee.  This member shall serveoffer asall the cochairperson of the committee.following:

2.  The1.  Disposal chairperson of theused senateneedles commerceand committee. hypodermic Thissyringes. member shall serve as the cochairperson of the committee.

3.  A2.  Needles, mayorhypodermic ofsyringes aand cityother orinjection townsupplies at no cost and in thisquantities state. sufficient Theto speakerensure ofthat theneedles, househypodermic ofsyringes representativesand shallother appointinjection thissupplies member.are not shared or reused.

4.  One3.  Educational publicmaterials memberon whoall represents the business community.  The president of the senatefollowing: shall appoint this member.

5.  One(a)  Overdose publicprevention. member who has expertise in international trade.  The governor shall appoint this member.

6.  One(b)  The publicprevention member who represents a university under the jurisdiction of theHIV, ArizonaAIDS boardand ofviral regents. hepatitis Thetransmission. governor shall appoint this member.

B.  Appointed(c)  Drug membersabuse serveprevention. at the pleasure of the person who made the appointment.

C.  Committee(d)  Treatment membersfor aremental notillness, eligibleincluding totreatment receivereferrals. compensation, but may receive reimbursement of expenses under title 38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes.

D.  The(e)  Treatment committeefor shallsubstance studyabuse, strategiesincluding to:referrals for substance abuse treatment.

1.  Engage4.  Access thisto statekits inthat internationalcontain trade.Naloxone hydrochloride or any other opioid antagonist that is approved by the United States food and drug administration to treat a drug overdose, or referrals to programs that provide access to naloxone hydrochloride or any other opioid antagonist that is approved by the United States food and drug administration to treat a drug overdose.

2.  Make5.  For thiseach stateindividual competitivewho inrequests internationalservices, trade.personal consultations from a program employee or volunteer concerning mental health or substance abuse treatment or referrals to evidence-based addiction treatment, as appropriate.

3.  BuildEND_STATUTE additionalSTART_STATUTE36-795.01.  Immunity internationalA.  Notwithstanding relationships.title 13, chapter 34, an employee, volunteer or participant of a program established pursuant to section 36‑795 may not be charged with or prosecuted for possession of any of the following:

E.  The1.  A committeeneedle, shallhypodermic submitsyringe aor reportother regardinginjection thesupply committee'sitem activitiesobtained andfrom recommendations for legislative action on or beforereturned December 15, 2019 to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and provide a copyprogram ofestablished thispursuant report to thesection secretary36‑795. of state.

F.  This2.  A sectionresidual isamount repealedof a controlled substance contained in a used needle, used hypodermic syringe or used injection supply item obtained from andor afterreturned Septemberto 30,a 2020.program established pursuant to section 36-795.

B.  Subsection A of this section applies only if the person claiming immunity provides written verification that a needle, hypodermic syringe or other injection supply item was obtained from a needle and hypodermic syringe service program established pursuant to section 36‑795.END_STATUTE" Amend title to conform And, as so amended, it do pass   TONY RIVERO CHAIRMAN     2718STATE  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 02/20/2019 04:49 PM H:

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