HB444 Alabama 2019 Session

This bill would establish the Alabama Injection-Associated Infectious Disease Elimination Act.

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.

This bill would provide guidelines for injection-associated infectious disease elimination pilot programs.

This bill would also provide criminal and civil immunity to certain individuals and entities to facilitate and encourage participation in infectious disease elimination programs.

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.