New Jersey Statutes 45:14-67.2. Dispensing of opioid antidotes by pharmacist; definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:14-67.2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. The Commissioner of Health, or, if the commissioner is not a duly licensed physician, the Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services, shall issue a standing order authorizing all licensed pharmacists in the State to dispense an opioid antidote to any individual or entity, regardless of whether the individual or entity holds an individual prescription for the opioid antidote. The Commissioner of Health shall provide a copy of the standing order to the Board of Pharmacy, which shall post a copy of the standing order on the board’s Internet website and transmit a copy of the standing order to all licensed pharmacists in such a manner as the board deems appropriate.
c. As used in this section:
“Opioid antidote” means naloxone hydrochloride or any other drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose.
“Prescriber” means the same as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.2013, c.46 (C. 24:6J-3).
L.2017, c.88, s.1; amended 2021, c.152, s.10.