Legislative History
House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00162 |
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL CENTER AND AN INTER-AGENCY COUNCIL FOR HARM REDUCTION, PROVIDING FOR DIVERSION AND HARM-REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR PERSONAL USE AND LOW-LEVEL POSSESSION OF DRUGS, PROHIBITING HARMFUL AND DISCRIMINATORY DRUG-RELATED INTERVENTIONS AND PRACTICES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
ABSTRACT : Aims to reduce the adverse health, social and economic consequences related to the use of legal and illegal psychoactive drugs without focusing on drug consumption by creating a National Center for Harm Reduction which shall plan and implement an integrated and comprehensive harm reduction approach to drug-related issues in the country. Provides diversion and harm reduction programs to person who personally use drugs and with low-level possession of drugs and drugs paraphernalia who qualifies under this Act the following procedures: a.) Education and outreach; b.) Referral to health and social services c.) Peer support and mentorship program; d.) Safe paraphernalia distribution programs; e.) Drug substitution treatment; and f.) Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy.Prohibits discriminatory and harmful drug-related interventions and practices and provides penalties for violation of this Act. |
ALIAS NAME : "Harm Reduction Act." |
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y. |
DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 |
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
Aims to reduce the adverse health, social and economic consequences related to the use of legal and illegal psychoactive drugs without focusing on drug consumption by creating a National Center for Harm Reduction which shall plan and implement an integrated and comprehensive harm reduction approach to drug-related issues in the country. Provides diversion and harm reduction programs to person who personally use drugs and with low-level possession of drugs and drugs paraphernalia who qualifies under this Act the following procedures: a.) Education and outreach; b.) Referral to health and social services c.) Peer support and mentorship program; d.) Safe paraphernalia distribution programs; e.) Drug substitution treatment; and f.) Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy.Prohibits discriminatory and harmful drug-related interventions and practices and provides penalties for violation of this Act.
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