Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act. (Source: P.A. 101-356, eff. 8-9-19.)
Illinois · statute · 410 ILCS 710 · 7 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act. (Source: P.A. 101-356, eff. 8-9-19.)
Needle and hypodermic syringe access program. (a) Any governmental or nongovernmental organization, including a local health department, community-based organization, or a person or entity, that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high-risk behaviors may est…
Dispensing of drug adulterant testing supplies. A pharmacist, physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, or the pharmacist's, physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's designee, or a trained overdose responder for an organization enrolled in the Drug Overdos…
Fentanyl test strips. To further promote harm reduction efforts, a pharmacist or retailer may sell fentanyl test strips over-the-counter to the public to test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance. A county health department may distribute fentanyl test stri…
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-356, eff. 8-9-19; text omitted.)
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Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 101-356, eff. 8-9-19.)