OR HB3956

Local public health authorities must establish registration programs for syringe service programs, requiring biennial renewal, community advisory boards, substance use disorder treatment referrals, and annual reporting on syringes distributed/collected and treatment referrals

Syringe service programs are prohibited from operating within 1,000 feet of public or private schools attended primarily by minors or licensed child care facilities

Sterile needles, syringes, and other items provided by registered syringe service programs are exempt from drug paraphernalia laws under ORS 475.525

Counties and local public health authorities lose the ability to waive the existing 1,000-foot siting restriction for methadone clinics near schools and child care facilities