Table 3.
Services explicitly required to be provided on-site or by referral at syringe services programs (SSPs) explicitly authorized by state or District of Columbia law, 2019
| Service | On Site (n = 32 States) No. (%) of States That Explicitly Authorize SSPs |
State(s) | Referral (n = 32 States) No. (%) of States That Explicitly Authorize SSPs |
States(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug abuse treatment services | 6 (18.8) | District of Columbia, Georgia, Maine, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia | 22 (68.8) | California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah |
| HIV screening | 5 (15.6) | Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Ohio, Rhode Island | 13 (40.6) | California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah |
| Hepatitis screening | 3 (9.4) | Colorado, Georgia, Ohio | 11 (34.4) | California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah |
| Tuberculosis screening | 1 (3.1) | Georgia | 2 (6.3) | Georgia, New York |
| Sexually transmitted infections screening | 1 (3.1) | Georgia | 5 (15.6) | California, Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Dakota |
| Housing services | 0 | None | 1 (3.1) | California |
| Educational services | 22 (68.8) | Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia | 3 (9.4) | California, New Jersey, Rhode Island |
| Naloxone services | 3 (9.4) | Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia | 5 (15.6) | Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Tennessee, Utah |
| Syringe disposal services | 13 (40.6) | Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia | 2 (6.3) | California, New York |
| No mandated services | 9 (28.1) | California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington | 10 (31.3) | Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Vermont, Virginia, Washington |