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New Jersey Statutes Title 26. Health and Vital Statistics 26 § 2K-71

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

a. As used in this section:

“Mobile intensive care paramedic” and “mobile intensive care unit” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 1 of P.L.1984, c. 146 (C.26:2K-7).

“Opioid antidote” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 1 of P.L.2017, c. 116 (C.26:2K-66).

b. Subject to the requirements of federal law, a mobile intensive care paramedic in this State who has responded to an emergency as a member of a dispatched mobile intensive care unit may administer buprenorphine, under the medical direction of a licensed, supervising physician, to an individual following the emergency administration of an opioid antidote to that individual provided that the mobile intensive care paramedic administering the buprenorphine:

(1) is providing emergency medical services through a program that is registered with the United States Attorney General pursuant to subsection (j) of 21 U.S.C. s.823;

(2) administers the buprenorphine consistent with all applicable requirements of federal law; and

(3) has completed supervised comprehensive training and competency assessments within a mobile intensive care unit regarding which specific medical conditions necessitate the administration of buprenorphine, buprenorphine dosage requirements, and required medical documentation following the administration of buprenorphine.

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