[§325-116]  Reports.  The department, onor before January 1 of each year, shall submit a report to the oversightcommittee.  The report shall include:

(1)  Information as to the number of participantsserved and the number of needles and syringes distributed;

(2)  A demographic profile of the participants served,including but not limited to:  age, sex, ethnicity, area of residence,occupation, types of drugs used, length of drug use, and frequency ofinjection;

(3)  Impact of the program on needle and syringesharing and other high risk behavior;

(4)  Data on participants regarding HIV testing,counseling, drug treatment, and other social services, including referrals forHIV testing and counseling and for drug abuse treatment;

(5)  Impact on the transmission of HIV infection amonginjection drug users;

(6)  Impact on behaviors that caused participants tobe at risk for HIV transmission such as frequency of drug use and needlesharing;

(7)  An assessment of the cost-effectiveness of theprogram versus direct and indirect costs of HIV infection; and

(8)  Information on the percentage of persons servedthrough treatment programs for injection drug users funded through thedepartment that were attributed to needle exchange referrals.

The report shall address the strengths andweaknesses of the program, the advisability of its continuation, amendments tothe law, if appropriate, and other matters that may be helpful to the oversightcommittee in evaluating the program's efficacy. [L 1992, c 152, pt of§2]