HI HB240

Authorizes the Director of Health to designate facilities as overdose prevention centers where people can consume pre-obtained drugs under supervision and receive harm reduction services including sterile injection equipment, naloxone distribution, wound care, and referrals to treatment

Establishes an Overdose Prevention Center Oversight Committee to monitor effectiveness and advise on operations, with centers required to submit annual reports on participant numbers, overdoses reversed, deaths, and service referrals by January 31 each year

Prohibits centers from being located within 750 feet of schools or playgrounds and requires compliance with county zoning ordinances, video monitoring, alarm systems, and security measures

Provides criminal immunity for participants possessing pre-obtained drugs and authorized objects while inside or entering/exiting designated centers, and for staff handling harm reduction supplies in their official duties

Creates affirmative defenses to drug promotion charges for possession or distribution of dangerous drugs incidental to needle/syringe disposal at overdose prevention centers