N.J. Stat. § 26:16-9

Current through L. 2024, c. 62.
Section 26:16-9 - Notification of next of kin required; exception

A qualified terminally ill patient shall not receive a prescription for medication that the patient may choose to self-administer pursuant to P.L. 2019, c. 59(C.26:16-1 et al.) unless the attending physician has recommended that the patient notify the patient's next of kin of the patient's request for medication, except that a patient who declines or is unable to notify the patient's next of kin shall not have the request for medication denied for that reason.

N.J.S. § 26:16-9

Added by L. 2019, c. 59, s. 9, eff. 8/1/2019.