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S3658
SENATE, No. 3658
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 24, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
���� Permits EMTs to administer epinephrine using needle
and syringe that is not prefilled.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
��
An Act
concerning the administration of epinephrine by
emergency medical technicians and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised
Statutes.
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� As used in this act:
���� "Commissioner" means the Commissioner
of Health.
���� "Emergency medical technician" means a
person trained in basic life support services as defined in section 1 of
P.L.1985, c.351 (C.26:2K-21) and who is certified by the Department of Health
to provide that level of care.
���� 2.��� a.� In addition to an emergency medical
technician�s authorization to administer epinephrine using a pre-filled
epinephrine auto-injector mechanism pursuant to P.L.2003, c.1 (C.26:2K-47.1 et
al.), an emergency medical technician shall be permitted to administer epinephrine
using a needle and syringe that is not prefilled, as provided in this section.
���� b.��� The commissioner shall establish written
standards and application procedures which an emergency medical technician
shall meet in order to obtain certification to administer epinephrine using a
needle and syringe that is not prefilled.� The commissioner shall certify a
candidate who:
���� (1) provides evidence of satisfactory completion
of an educational program which is approved by the commissioner and includes
training in the administration of
epinephrine using a needle and
syringe that is not prefilled
; and
���� (2) passes an examination in the administration
of
epinephrine using a needle and syringe that is not prefilled
, as approved by the
commissioner.
���� c.���� The commissioner shall maintain a
registry of all persons certified pursuant to this section, which shall
include, but not be limited to:
���� (1)�� the person's name and residence; and
���� (2)�� the date on which certification was
granted.
���� d.��� The commissioner shall
annually compile a list of emergency medical technicians who have obtained
certification to administer epinephrine using a needle and syringe that is not
prefilled pursuant to this section, which shall be available to the public.
���� e.���� A fee may be charged to
a person enrolled in an educational program approved by the department which
includes training in the administration of epinephrine using a needle and
syringe that is not prefilled in order to cover the cost of training and
testing for certification pursuant to this section, if the entity that provides
the educational program is not reimbursed for the cost of that training and
testing from the "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund"
established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1992, c.143 (C.26:2K-56).
���� 3.� The Commissioner of Health
may adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the �Administrative
Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), if necessary to
effectuate the provisions of this act.
���� 4.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill permits emergency
medical technicians (EMTs) to administer epinephrine using a needle and syringe
that is not prefilled.
���� Under the bill,
in addition to an EMT�s
authorization to administer epinephrine using a pre-filled epinephrine
auto-injector mechanism pursuant to P.L.2003, c.1 (C.26:2K-47.1 et al.), an EMT
is to be permitted to administer epinephrine using a needle and syringe that is
not prefilled.
���� The bill provides that the Commissioner of
Health (commissioner) is to establish written standards and application
procedures which an EMT is to meet in order to obtain certification to
administer epinephrine using a needle and syringe that is not prefilled.�
���� The commissioner is to certify a candidate who
(1) provides evidence of satisfactory completion of an educational program
which is approved by the commissioner and includes training in the
administration of
epinephrine using a needle and syringe that is
not prefilled
; and (2)
passes an examination in the administration of
epinephrine using
a needle and syringe that is not prefilled
, as approved by the commissioner.