NC S607

Requires needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs to operate in facilities offering professional counseling or rehabilitation services for drug use disorders and to prioritize requiring participants to enroll in evidence-based treatment.

Programs must be located outside a 3-mile radius of school zones, operate at fixed locations (no mobile sites), and maintain $1,000,000 each in general and professional liability insurance.

Programs must submit annual reports to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services including number of participants served, supplies dispensed, treatment referrals, staff credentials, and attendance records.

All program owners, board members, officers, and registered agents must pass background checks confirming no prior felony convictions or drug offense misdemeanors, conducted by local law enforcement.

Limited immunity from prosecution applies to program employees, volunteers, and participants possessing needles, syringes, or residual controlled substances obtained through the program, except in school zones; law enforcement acting in good faith cannot be sued for arrests later found to qualify for immunity.