New Jersey § 24:6j-4

§ 24:6j-4.

a. (1) A prescriber or other health care practitioner, as appropriate, may prescribe

or dispense an opioid antidote directly or through a standing order to any person or entity. Any person or entity may be dispensed an opioid antidote pursuant to an individual

prescription or a standing order issued by a prescriber, and any person or entity

may be dispensed an opioid antidote by a pharmacy as provided in section 1 of P.L.2017, c. 88 ( C.45:14-67.2 ) . (2) Nothing in P.L.2013, c. 46 ( C.24:6J-1 et al.) shall be construed to restrict in any way the ability of any individual or

entity to be dispensed an opioid antidote. The persons and entities to whom an opioid antidote may be prescribed and dispensed

shall include private citizens, individuals who are dispensed an opioid antidote for

administration or distribution to others in either a private or professional capacity,

entities that are dispensed opioid antidotes on behalf of individuals who administer

or distribute opioid antidotes to others in the course of their professional duties,

and entities other than a prescriber or pharmacist that maintain a stock of opioid

antidotes for distribution or administration to others . (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c. 152 ). (4) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c. 152 ). b. (1) A recipient in possession of an opioid antidote may administer the opioid antidote

to any other person, without fee, in any situation in which the recipient reasonably

believes the other person to be experiencing an opioid overdose . (2) A recipient in possession of an opioid antidote may distribute the opioid antidote,

without fee, to any other person who the recipient reasonably believes to be at risk

of experiencing an opioid overdose or who the recipient reasonably believes will be

in a position to administer the opioid antidote to a person experiencing an opioid

overdose. A recipient distributing an opioid antidote to another person pursuant to this paragraph

shall make reasonable efforts to furnish the person with the overdose prevention information

described in section 5 of P.L.2013, c. 46 ( C.24:6J-5 ). The Commissioner of Health, or, if the commissioner is not a duly licensed physician,

the Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services, shall issue a standing order authorizing

the distribution of opioid antidotes pursuant to this paragraph . c. (1) A prescriber or other health care practitioner who prescribes or dispenses an opioid

antidote in good faith, and in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall

not, as a result of the practitioner's acts or omissions, be subject to any criminal

or civil liability, or any professional disciplinary action under Title 45 of the

Revised Statutes, for prescribing or dispensing the opioid antidote. A pharmacist that dispenses an opioid antidote in good faith, in accordance with

the provisions of this section or section 1 of P.L.2017, c. 88 ( C.45:14-67.2 ), shall not, as a result of the pharmacist's acts or omissions, be subject to any

criminal or civil liability, or any professional disciplinary action under Title 45

of the Revised Statutes, for dispensing the opioid antidote . (2) A recipient who administers or distributes an opioid antidote in good faith as provided

in subsection b. of this section shall not, as a result of any of the recipient's

acts or omissions, be subject to any criminal or civil liability, or any professional

disciplinary action, for administering or distributing the opioid antidote . d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c. 152 ). e. The immunity provided by this section for persons who are engaged in prescribing, dispensing, distributing, or administering an opioid antidote shall be coextensive with the immunity provided under sections 7 and 8 of P.L.2013, c. 46 ( C.2C:35-30 and C.2C:35-31 ) , to the extent that the provisions of those sections apply . f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c. 152 ). g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c. 152 ). h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c. 152 ).