New Jersey § 24:6j-7
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 24:6j-7, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24:6j-7.
a. To the extent funds are made available by the State for this purpose, a recognized
place of public access shall obtain a supply of opioid antidotes pursuant to a standing
order issued pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2013, c. 46 ( C.24:6J-4 ) or section 1 of P.L.2017, c. 88 ( C.45:14-67.2 ), which opioid antidotes shall be maintained in one or more secure and easily accessible
locations for the purpose of administering the opioid antidote to any person who is
reasonably believed to be experiencing an opioid overdose. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, restrict, or otherwise prohibit
any other person or entity from obtaining, maintaining, distributing, or administering
opioid antidotes as authorized under section 4 of P.L.2013, c. 46 ( C.24:6J-4 ) or any other provision of law. b. A recognized place of public access that acquires and maintains a supply of opioid
antidotes pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall ensure that at least one
employee or volunteer who regularly provides services at, through, or on behalf of
the recognized place of public access has received training on the standardized protocols
for the administration of an opioid antidote to a person who is reasonably believed
to be experiencing an opioid overdose, the requirements for which training shall be
established by the Commissioner of Human Services. The training and protocols shall follow best practices for low-threshold community
use of opioid antidotes in recognized places of public access, and shall include the
overdose prevention information described in subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2013, c. 46 ( C.24:6J-5 ). The commissioner may require by regulation that more than employee or volunteer
at a recognized place of public access complete the training required pursuant to
this subsection. c. A recognized place of public access may, to the extent not otherwise prohibited
by State or federal law, enter into an agreement with a community-based organization
to distribute opioid antidotes on the premises of the recognized place of public access.
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