HB384 - Alabama Injection-Associated Infectious Disease Elimination Act

• Authorizes the local health authority in Alabama's most populous county to establish injection-associated infectious disease elimination pilot programs lasting no more than five years.

• Programs must provide free needles, syringes, and injection supplies; safely dispose of used supplies; distribute naloxone; offer counseling and referrals for substance use disorder treatment, mental health services, and infectious disease screening.

• Program participants who possess an official certificate card receive immunity from criminal prosecution under specified drug possession and paraphernalia statutes related to program-obtained supplies.

• Program staff, volunteers, healthcare providers, and participating organizations receive criminal immunity for providing needles, syringes, education, emergency care, and other services in connection with the program.

• Requires annual reporting to the Senate Healthcare Committee and House Health Committee on participants served, supplies distributed, naloxone distributed, and treatment referrals provided; State Board of Health must adopt rules governing program operations.