New Jersey Statutes 24:6J-7. Opioid antidotes, recognized place of public access
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 24:6J-7
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
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.
2021, c.152, s.6.