HB444 Alabama 2019 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Health, Alabama Injection-Associated Infectious Disease Elimination Act, authorizing the establishment of local and state programs to combat spread of such diseases

Description

<p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish the Alabama Injection-Associated Infectious Disease Elimination Act</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would authorize the Department of Public Health and local health authorities to establish injection-associated infectious disease elimination pilot programs in certain counties</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide guidelines for injection-associated infectious disease elimination pilot programs</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also provide criminal and civil immunity to certain individuals and entities to facilitate and encourage participation in infectious disease elimination programs</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to infectious diseases; to create the Alabama Injection-Associated Infectious Disease Elimination Act; to authorize the Department of Public Health or local health authorities to establish injection-associated infectious disease elimination pilot programs in certain counties; to provide guidelines for injection-associated infectious disease elimination pilot programs; and to provide criminal and civil immunity to certain individuals and entities to facilitate and encourage participation in infectious disease elimination programs. </p>

Subjects

Public Health Department