Requires urgent care and retail health clinics to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.

A1300

ASSEMBLY, No. 1300

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman CODY D. MILLER

District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Dunn and Assemblyman Hutchison

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires urgent care and retail health clinics to
have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act

concerning the use of defibrillators in urgent
care and retail health clinics and supplementing P.L.1999, c.34
(C.2A:62A-23 et seq.).

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this
section:

���� (1)�� �Retail health clinic�
means a health care facility located within a retail store, supermarket,
pharmacy, or similar retail outlet that offers episodic, walk-in care for a
limited set of acute conditions.� Health care services provided at a retail
health clinic shall be limited to preventative and wellness care, vaccine
administration, and related services.

���� (2)�� �Urgent care clinic�
means a health care facility that offers episodic, walk-in care for the
treatment of acute, but not life-threatening, health conditions.

���� �b.�� An urgent care clinic or
retail health clinic as defined in subsection a. of this section shall:

���� (1)�� acquire at least one
automated external defibrillator as defined in section 2 of P.L.1999, c.34
(C.2A:62A-24), and store the AED in a central location within the clinic that
is known and available to the employees of the clinic for the purposes of this
section; and

���� (2)�� ensure that the
automated external defibrillator is tested and maintained, and provide
notification to the appropriate first aid, ambulance or rescue squad or other
appropriate emergency medical services provider regarding the defibrillator,
the type acquired, and the AED�s location, pursuant to section 3 of P.L. 1999,
c.34 (C.2A:62A-25).

���� �c.��� An urgent care clinic
or retail health clinic that is subject to the provisions of this section
shall:

���� (1)�� arrange and pay for
training in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external
defibrillator for the employees of the clinic in accordance with the provisions
of section 3 of P.L. 1999, c.34 (C.2A:62A-25); and

���� (2)�� ensure that the clinic
has at least one employee on site during the clinic�s normal business hours who
is trained in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated
external defibrillator in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of P.L. 1999,
c.34 (C.2A:62A-25); and

���� (3)�� ensure that the
employees of that clinic comply with the provisions of the section 4 of
P.L.1999, c.34 (C.2A:62A-26) concerning the use of the automated external
defibrillator.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately, but shall remain inoperative for 365 days following the
date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires urgent care
and retail health clinics to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) on
site and employees trained in AED use, no later than one year after the
effective date of the bill.

���� An urgent care clinic is a
health care facility that offers episodic, walk-in care for the treatment of
acute, but not life-threatening, health conditions.� A retail health clinic is
a health care facility located within a retail store, supermarket, pharmacy, or
similar retail outlet that offers episodic, walk-in care for a limited set of
acute conditions.

���� Pursuant to provisions of this
bill, an urgent care clinic or retail health clinic shall acquire at least one
AED, as defined in N.J.S.A.2A:62A-24, and store the AED in a central location
within the clinic or that is known and available to the employees of the
clinic.� The bills requires the clinic to ensure that the AED is tested and
maintained and to provide notification to the appropriate first aid, ambulance
or rescue squad or other appropriate emergency medical services provider
regarding the defibrillator, the type acquired, and the AED�s location.� The
clinic is responsible for training the clinic employees in cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation and the use of an AED and ensuring that there is at least one
trained employee on site during the clinic�s normal business hours.� Lastly,
the clinic should ensure that employees comply with the provisions of
N.J.S.A.2A:62A-26 concerning the use of the AED.