Syringe Access and Disposal
Syringe Exchange Programs
- Directory of Program Sites and Hours of Operation (PDF) Updated November, 2018
- Policies and Procedures for Syringe Exchange Programs (PDF)
Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP)
- Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) Guidance for Providers and Consumers During COVID-19 State of Emergency (PDF)
- Overview of the Law and Regulations
- General Update on ESAP
- Required Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) Safety Insert
- Directory of ESAP Providers
- ESAP & Other Drug User Health Materials
- Information on ESAP for Providers
- Information on ESAP for Consumers
- Letter to Health Care Providers
- Program Requirements/Guidelines to Sell or Furnish Hypodermic Needles & Syringes Without a Prescription
- Application for Registration in Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) (DOH-4410) (PDF)
- NYSDOH Guidelines for Health Care Facilities
Safe Sharps Disposal
- NYS Safe Sharps Collection Program
- How to Safely Dispose of Household Sharps (Rev. 2/11) (PDF)
- Spanish (12/08) (PDF)
- Safe Disposal Flyer (PDF)
- Guidelines for Hospital and Nursing Home Sharps Collection and Safe Disposal Programs
- Guidelines for Community-Based Organizations Interested in Accepting "Sharps" Used Outside of Health Care Settings for Safe Disposal
- Guidelines for Pharmacies Interested in Accepting Hypodermic Needles, Syringes and Other "Sharps" Used Outside of Health Care Settings for Safe Disposal
- Application for Registration to Accept Home Generated Sharps for Safe Disposal (DOH-4275) (PDF)
- Additional Resources
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Community Options for Safe Needle Disposal (PDF)
- Protect Yourself, Protect Others: Safe Options for Home Needle Disposal (PDF)
- Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency