This new and important public health initiative allows for the sale or furnishing of up to ten hypodermic needles and syringes at a time without a prescription to persons eighteen years of age or older.
Participation is entirely voluntary.
Pursuant to recently enacted amendments to the New York State Public Health Law, a licensed pharmacy, a licensed health care facility, or a health care practitioner who is otherwise authorized to prescribe the use of hypodermic needles or syringes within his or her scope of practice may provide needles or syringes pursuant to this program, so long as they have registered with the Department of Health. If you wish to participate in the Expanded Syringe Access Demonstration Program, you must first apply for registration with the New York State Department of Health. Carefully read all of the enclosed materials before completing the Application for Registration form. A Directory Information form and, if requested, a separate registration form regarding the acceptance of used needles and syringes for disposal will be mailed at a later date. Mail the completed Application for Registration to the address indicated at the top of the form.