New Jersey § 30:9a-24

§ 30:9a-24.

a. Any teaching staff member, who, as a result of information obtained in the course

of the person's employment, has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a student

has attempted or completed suicide, shall promptly report such information to the

division in a form and manner prescribed by the division. b. A nonpublic school is encouraged to require any member of its professional staff,

who, as a result of information obtained in the course of the person's employment,

has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a student has attempted or completed

suicide, to promptly report such information to the division in a form and manner

prescribed by the division. As used in this subsection, “ nonpublic school ” means an elementary or secondary school within the State, other than a public school,

offering education in grades K-12 or any combination thereof, at which a child may

legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements. c. Any licensed psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional

counselor, physician, physician assistant, alcohol and drug counselor, or registered

nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed in this State pursuant to Title 45 of the

Revised Statutes, who, as a result of information obtained in the course of the person's

employment, has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a youth has attempted

or completed suicide, shall promptly report such information to the division in a

form and manner prescribed by the division. d. Any public health official, probation officer, employee of the Superior Court,

Chancery Division, Family Part, Certified Domestic Violence Specialist, or member

of a professional group identified by the council as having a likelihood to know about

suicide attempts and deaths, who, as a result of information obtained in the course

of the person's employment, has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a youth

has attempted or completed suicide, is encouraged to promptly report such information

to the division in a form and manner prescribed by the division. e. The reporting form established by the division shall not require the reporter to

identify the student or youth by name or other unique identifier, but may require

that the reporter supply non-identifying demographic information about the student

or youth, other attempts made by the student or youth and the response or referral

made to deal with the incident. f. The reporting form shall be submitted to a designated employee of the division

with responsibility for compiling data from the reports. Information contained in the reports shall not be considered a public record, but

the division may aggregate the data for the purpose of preparing an annual report

pursuant to section 6 of this act. g. The division shall offer to provide persons who are required or encouraged to report

an attempted or completed suicide with current information about public and private

assistance available to survivors and families of attempted and completed suicides

and professionals who deal with suicide. h. The reporting of an attempted or completed suicide pursuant to this section shall

not replace or alter any other requirement of law or professional standard or obligation

that requires a person to evaluate a death or report an attempted or completed suicide. i. Any person who reports an attempted or completed suicide pursuant to this act shall

have immunity from any civil or criminal liability on account of that report, unless

the person has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. j. No provision of this act shall be deemed to require the disclosure of, or penalize

the failure to disclose, any information which would be privileged pursuant to the

provisions of sections 18 through 23, inclusive, of P.L.1960, c. 52 ( C.2A:84A-18 through 2A:84A-23 ).