HB1038

My name is Lauren McGinley and I am the executive director for the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition. We are the statewide organization working to support local harm reduction and overdose prevention programs through advocacy, funding, and technical assistance. Our harm reduction programs work directly with people who are actively using drugs and support their access to naloxone and overdose prevention supplies as well as assist them in navigating the complex pathways to SUD support services. We are in support of a study committee being established to further investigate the best way to market and communicate the Good Samaritan Laws in NH for specific populations. Additionally, a study committee would have the ability to investigate the real world protections of the Good Samaritan laws in practice and ensure that people are truly protected from criminal liability in certain cases and to better understand when those protections are not in effect. Thank you for taking my testimony into consideration, Lauren McGinley Executive Director, NHHRC, Concord, NH