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A1240
ASSEMBLY, No. 1240
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman MICHAEL INGANAMORT
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Assemblywoman DAWN FANTASIA
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Azzariti Jr. and Auth
SYNOPSIS
���� Permits corrections officers, firefighters, and
police officers to administer epinephrine auto-injector device.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
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An Act
concerning
epinephrine and amending P.L.2015,
c.215.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� Section 3 of P.L.2015,
c.215 (C.24:6L-3) is amended to read as follows:
���� 3.��� As used in this act:
���� "Commissioner" means
the Commissioner of Health.
���� "Health care
professional" means a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced
practice nurse, pharmacist, or other health care professional whose
professional practice is regulated pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes
and whose authorized scope of practice includes prescribing, dispensing, or
administering medication, whether independently or through a joint protocol or
standing order from a physician.
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"Firefighter"
means a firefighter who is employed by or who volunteers for a public fire
department.
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"Police officer"
means a State, county, or municipal police officer.
(cf: P.L.2015, c.215, s.3)
���� 2.� Section 4 of P.L.2015,
c.215 (C.24:6L-4) is amended to read as follows:
���� 4.� a.� Any person
,
including a county or State corrections officer, firefighter, or police
officer,
who has successfully completed an educational program approved by
the commissioner pursuant to section 5 of this act to administer an epinephrine
auto-injector device shall be issued a certificate of completion, which shall
authorize the person to administer, maintain, and dispose of an epinephrine
auto-injector device.
���� b.��� A licensed health care
professional may prescribe or dispense an epinephrine auto-injector device,
either directly or through a standing order, to a person authorized to
administer, maintain, and dispose of the device pursuant to subsection a. of
this section.
���� c.���� An entity employing a
person authorized to administer, maintain, and dispose of an epinephrine
auto-injector device pursuant to subsection a. of this section may obtain,
maintain, and make available to the authorized person epinephrine auto-injector
devices consistent with such standards and protocols as the commissioner may
establish by regulation.
(cf: P.L.2015, c.215, s.4)
���� 3.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill clarifies existing
law to expressly permit corrections officers, firefighters, and police officers
to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device.
���� Under the bill, any person, including
a county or State corrections officer, firefighter, or police officer, who has
successfully completed an educational program approved by the Commissioner of
Health to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device is to be issued a
certificate of completion, which is to authorize the person to administer,
maintain, and dispose of an epinephrine auto-injector device.
���� The bill defines
"firefighter" to mean a firefighter who is employed by or who
volunteers for a public fire department.� "Police officer" means a
State, county, or municipal police officer.