Revision: Feb. 15, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
Rep. Layon, Rock. 13
February 9, 2023
2023-0459h
05/08
Amendment to HB 397
Amend the bill by replacing sections 1 and 2 with the following:
1 Control or Possession of Hypodermic or Like Instruments Without Prescription Prohibited for Minors. Amend RSA 318:52-e to read as follows:
318:52-e Control or Possession of Hypodermic or Like Instruments Without Prescription Prohibited for Minors. No person under 18 years of age shall have under such person's control or possess a hypodermic syringe[,] or hypodermic needle, [or any instrument adapted for the administration of drugs by injection,] unless the person has received a written or oral prescription issued under RSA 318:52-c, or the recipient is acting as an authorized agent for another as defined in RSA 318:42, I under direct supervision. For the purpose of this subdivision, no such prescription shall be valid which has been outstanding for more than [one year] 2 years. Use of a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic needle contrary to the intent of the prescription is not permitted under this statute.
2 Sale of Hypodermic Syringes and Needles. Amend RSA 318:52-c, I to read as follows:
I. No person shall sell, furnish, or give to any person, under 18 years of age, an instrument commonly known as a hypodermic syringe[,] or hypodermic needle[, or any instrument adapted for the administration of drugs by injection] without the written or oral prescription of a licensed physician, physician assistant, dentist, veterinarian, podiatrist, or advanced practice registered nurse, unless the recipient is acting as an authorized agent for another as defined in RSA 318:42. Such prescription shall contain the name and address of the patient, the date of the prescription, the description of the instrument prescribed, and the number of instruments prescribed.