{"data":{"id":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-4478","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"18 V.S.A. § 4478","heading":"Needle exchange programs","body":"The Department of Health, in consultation with community stakeholders, shall develop operating guidelines for needle exchange programs. If a program complies with such operating guidelines and with existing laws and rules, it shall be approved by the Commissioner of Health. A needle exchange program may apply to be an overdose prevention center pursuant to section 4256 of this title.","path":["Title 18: Health","Chapter 089: Drug Paraphernalia"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/089/04478","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:02Z","sha256":"2a4b905f51f4c8efa954736abd3ce5f9af0711648181d6e10583fd652a74f9af","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-4477","next":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-4501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}