New Jersey § 26:2k-71
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 26:2k-71, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26:2k-71.
a. As used in this section: “Mobile intensive care paramedic” and “mobile intensive care unit” shall have the
same meaning as provided in section 1 of P.L.1984, c. 146 ( C.26:2K-7 ). “Opioid antidote” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 1 of P.L.2017, c. 116 ( C.26:2K-66 ). b. Subject to the requirements of federal law, a mobile intensive care paramedic in
this State who has responded to an emergency as a member of a dispatched mobile intensive
care unit may administer buprenorphine, under the medical direction of a licensed,
supervising physician, to an individual following the emergency administration of
an opioid antidote to that individual provided that the mobile intensive care paramedic
administering the buprenorphine: (1) is providing emergency medical services through a program that is registered with
the United States Attorney General pursuant to subsection (j) of 21 U.S.C. s.823 ; (2) administers the buprenorphine consistent with all applicable requirements of federal
law; and (3) has completed supervised comprehensive training and competency assessments within
a mobile intensive care unit regarding which specific medical conditions necessitate
the administration of buprenorphine, buprenorphine dosage requirements, and required
medical documentation following the administration of buprenorphine.
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