[Second Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 746

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  GORDON M. JOHNSON

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblyman  JAMES J. KENNEDY

District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)

Assemblyman  RAJ MUKHERJI

District 33 (Hudson)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle, Assemblymen Karabinchak, Verrelli, Assemblywoman Speight and Assemblyman Benson

SYNOPSIS

     Requires certain ambulances to carry epinephrine.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As amended by the General Assembly on May 20, 2021.

An Act concerning epinephrine and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.

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

      1.   a.     As used in this section:

      “Basic life support” means a basic level of pre-hospital care which includes patient stabilization, airway clearance, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, initial wound care and fracture stabilization and other techniques and procedures authorized by the Department 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 perform these services. 

      “Volunteer first aid, rescue and ambulance squad” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3 of P.L.1987, c.284 (C.27:5F-20). 

      b.   ²[Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, each] Each² basic life support ambulance ¹[service vehicle]¹ and each volunteer first aid, rescue and ambulance squad vehicle shall be equipped with a supply of epinephrine auto-injector devices, ¹[syringes, or both,]¹ and shall be staffed by at least one emergency medical technician certified to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device ¹[, syringe, or both]¹.  ²The provisions of this subsection shall neither supersede nor affect the application or interpretation of any federal or State guidance, law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary regarding ambulance staffing levels.²

     2.    The Commissioner of Health may promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.

     3.    This act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment.