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Committee advances bill to keep nonprescription syringe access at pharmacies to reduce HIV and hepatitis transmission
Summary
AB 309 would remove sunset dates and preserve pharmacy nonprescription syringe access and a possession clarification to reduce HIV and hepatitis transmission.
Assemblymember (presenter identified in transcript as Assemblymember Zibur) presented Assembly Bill 309 to remove sunset provisions and preserve statutes that allow pharmacists to sell sterile syringes without a prescription and to clarify that possession of sterile syringes and hypodermic needles for personal use is not a crime.
Supporters framed the bill as a public-health measure to reduce HIV and hepatitis B and C transmission and to support treatment adherence. Michelle Rivas of the California Pharmacists Association said AB 309 "removes the sunset on a…
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