Needles & Syringes
Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP)
- Overview of the Law and Regulations
- General Update on ESAP
- Required Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP) Safety Insert
- Directory of ESAP Providers
- ESAP Materials Order Form (PDF, 960 KB, 2pg.)
- 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 to Register to Sell or Furnish Hypodermic Needles or Syringes Without a Prescription - (PDF, 19 KB, 2pg.)
- NYSDOH Guidelines for Health Care Facilities
Safe Sharps Disposal
- New York State Directory of Community Sharps Collection Sites
- How to Safely Dispose of Household Sharps
- 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, 63 KB, 4pg.)
- Additional Resources
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Community Options for Safe Needle Disposal (PDF Format)
- Protect Yourself, Protect Others: Safe Options for Home Needle Disposal (PDF Format)
- Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Other Guidelines and Procedures
- Needlestick Injury Prevention (PDF, 19 KB, 1pg.)
- Policies and Procedures for Syringe and Needle Exchange Programs (PDF, 96 KB, 28pg.)