Requires DOH to establish guidelines for placement of bleeding control kits in State buildings; requires schools to acquire bleeding control kits.

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ASSEMBLY, No. 131

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman AL BARLAS

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Assemblyman MICHAEL VENEZIA

District 34 (Essex)

Assemblyman JOHN V. AZZARITI JR., M.D.

District 39 (Bergen)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman DePhillips

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DOH to establish guidelines for placement of
bleeding control kits in State buildings; requires schools to acquire bleeding
control kits.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

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

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An Act
concerning bleeding control kits and
supplementing
Title 2A and Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
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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:

���� �Bleeding control kit� means a
first aid response kit that
contains the necessary
items to control severe bleeding and prevent further blood loss for an
individual suffering a traumatic injury
.

���� �Chest seal� mean a bandage
used for a deep puncture wound to the chest, neck, or abdomen.�

���� �Commissioner� means the
Commissioner of Health.

���� �State building� means a
building or portion of a building that is owned, leased, or operated by a State
agency.

���� b.��� (1) The Commissioner of
Health shall establish and issue guidelines no later than the 180th day after
the effective date of this section, which the commissioner shall recommend for
adoption by all State agencies, with respect to the placement of bleeding
control kits in State buildings.�

���� (2)� The guidelines
established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section shall,
at a minimum, require:

���� (i)�� each bleeding control
kit to contain the following items in such quantities as determined appropriate
by the commissioner:� a tourniquet approved by the Department of Health; a
chest seal; compression bandages; bleeding control bandages; a space emergency
blanket; latex-free gloves; markers; scissors; an instructional document
approved by the Department of Health detailing methods to prevent blood loss
following a traumatic event; and other items deemed necessary by the
commissioner;

���� (ii)� the bleeding control kit
to be replaced after each use; and

���� (iii) the bleeding control kit
to be placed in a readily accessible location that is within a reasonable
proximity, as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Health,

from
any automated external defibrillator placed in the State building under
guidelines established by the commissioner pursuant section 2 of P.L.2001,
c.375 (C.2A:62A-29).

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

���� �Bleeding control kit� means a
first aid response kit that
contains the necessary
items to control severe bleeding and prevent further blood loss for an
individual suffering a traumatic injury
.

���� �Chest seal� mean a bandage
used for a deep puncture wound to the chest, neck, or abdomen.�

���� b.���
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law,
rule, or regulation to the contrary, no later than the following school year,
or 180 days after the effective date of this section, whichever is later, the
board of education of a public school district and the governing board or chief
school administrator of a nonpublic school that includes any of the grades
kindergarten through 12 shall ensure that each public or nonpublic school has a
bleeding control kit which is made available in an unlocked location on school
property with an appropriate identifying sign.� The kit shall be within a
reasonable proximity, as determined by the Commissioner of the Department of
Health, from the automated external defibrillator required to be in the school
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2012, c.51 (C.18A:40-41a) and within reasonable
proximity of the school athletic field or gymnasium, as applicable.� The kit
shall be accessible during the school day and any other time when a
school-sponsored athletic event or team practice is taking place in which
pupils of the district or nonpublic school are participating.

���� c.��� A bleeding control kit
acquired pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall:

���� (1)� contain the following
items in such quantities as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of
Health:� a tourniquet approved by the Department of Health; a chest seal;
compression bandages; bleeding control bandages; a space emergency blanket;
latex-free gloves; markers; scissors; an instructional document approved by the
Department of Health detailing methods to prevent blood loss following a
traumatic event; and other items deemed necessary by the commissioner; and

���� (2)� be replaced after each
use.

���� 3.��� The Commissioner of
Health, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Education for the purpose of
section 2 of this act, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure
Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) shall adopt rules and
regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.

���� 4.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the
Department of Health to establish guidelines for the placement of bleeding
control kits in State buildings, and requires schools to acquire bleeding
control kits.� Under the bill, �bleeding control kit� means a first aid
response kit that
contains the necessary items to
control severe bleeding and prevent further blood loss for an individual
suffering a traumatic injury
.�

���� The bill mandates the
Commissioner of Health to establish and issue guidelines no later than the
180th day after the effective date of the bill, which the commissioner is to
recommend for adoption by all State agencies, with respect to the placement of
bleeding control kits in State buildings.�

���� The bill also requires the
board of education of a public school district and the governing board or chief
school administrator of a nonpublic school that includes any of the grades
kindergarten through 12 - no later than the following school year or 180 days
after the effective date of this section, whichever is later - to ensure that
each public or nonpublic school has a bleeding control kit.�

���� The bleeding control kits,
whether in a State building or school, are to contain the following items in
such quantities as determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Health:� a
tourniquet approved by the Department of Health; a chest seal; compression
bandages; bleeding control bandages; a space emergency blanket; latex-free
gloves; markers; scissors; an instructional document approved by the Department
of Health detailing methods to prevent blood loss following a traumatic event;
and other items deemed necessary by the commissioner.� Moreover, the kits are
to be replaced after each use and placed in reasonable proximity, as determined
by the Commissioner of the Department of Health, from any automated external
defibrillator located in the facility.