P.L. 1996, CHAPTER 66, approved July 12, 1996
Assembly, No. 272
An Act concerning prescriptions for hypodermic needles or syringes and amending P.L.1980, c.133.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 6 of P.L.1980, c.133 (C.24:21-51) is amended to read as follows:
6. a. No person shall sell, furnish, or give to any person or persons other than a duly licensed physician, dentist, veterinarian, undertaker, nurse, podiatrist, registered pharmacist, or a hospital, sanitarium, clinical laboratory or any other medical institution, or a State or governmental agency, or a regular dealer in medical, dental or surgical supplies, or a resident physician or intern of a hospital, sanitarium or other medical institution, an instrument commonly known as a hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle or any instrument adapted for the use of controlled dangerous substances as defined in P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-1 et seq.) by subcutaneous injections without a prescription of a duly licensed physician, dentist or veterinarian. Such prescription shall contain the name and address of the patient, the description of the instrument prescribed and the number of instruments prescribed.
b. Every person who disposes of, or sells, or furnishes, or gives away a hypodermic syringe or a hypodermic needle or an instrument adapted for the use of controlled dangerous substances by subcutaneous injections, upon the prescription of a duly licensed physician, dentist, or veterinarian, shall record the date of the sale or furnishing of the instrument. This prescription shall be retained on file for a period of two years and shall be open to inspection by any public officer or employee engaged in the enforcement of this section. A prescription filed in accordance with this section shall be sufficient authority, without the necessity of a renewal or reissuance, to permit subsequent sales or the furnishing of hypodermic syringes or hypodermic needles or instruments adapted for the use of controlled dangerous substances by subcutaneous injections to the person to whom the prescription was issued, for a period of [six months] one year from the date of its original issuance.
c. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, except a duly licensed physician, dentist, veterinarian, nurse, podiatrist, hospital, sanitarium or other medical institution, or a resident physician or intern of a hospital, sanitarium or other medical institution, to have under control or possess a hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle or any other instrument adapted for the use of controlled dangerous substances by subcutaneous injections with intent to use such syringe, needle or instrument for such purpose, unless such possession be obtained upon a valid prescription form, and such use be authorized or directed by a duly licensed physician or veterinarian. For the purposes of this subsection, no such prescription shall be valid which has been outstanding for more than [six months] one year.
d. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
(cf: P.L.1986, c.75, s.2)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Extends hypodermic needle and syringe prescription time from six months to one year.