Title 26, Title 26: HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS

26:2K-12.1 Hospitals in certain municipalities, requirements for provision of emergency medical services. 1. a. (1) A hospital which has been issued a certificate of need by the Department of Health to operate a Level 1 trauma center shall be exclusively authorized to develop and…

26:2K-12.2 Conditions for licensure for emergency medical services provider. 1. a. Each emergency medical services provider in the State shall, as a condition of licensure, certify that its standards, practices, and protocols are in accordance with the "Guidelines for Field Triag…

26:2K-13. Provision of life support services; advertisement or dissemination of information prohibited; impersonation of paramedic prohibited 7. a. No person may advertise or disseminate information to the public that the person provides advanced life support services by a mobile…

26:2K-14. Liability for civil damages 8. No emergency medical technician, mobile intensive care paramedic, licensed physician, hospital or its board of trustees, officers and members of the medical staff, registered nurse, advanced practice nurse, physician assistant, or other em…

26:2K-15. Violations; penalties An individual who violates the provisions of this act is subject to a penalty of $200.00 for the first offense and $500.00 for each subsequent offense. If the violation of this act is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall…

26:2K-16 State Emergency Medical Services Medical Director, qualifications, responsibilities; mobile intensive care advisory council, purpose, roles. 10. a. (1) The Commissioner of Health shall appoint a State Emergency Medical Services Medical Director to the Office of Emergency…

26:2K-17. Rules and regulations 11. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, and the State B…

26:2K-18. Duties of mobile intensive care paramedic; interpretation of act Nothing in this act shall be interpreted to permit a mobile intensive care paramedic to perform the duties or fill the position of another health care professional employed by the hospital, except that the…

26:2K-19. Emergency service training program; construction of act Nothing in this act shall be construed as interfering with an emergency service training program authorized and operated under provisions of the "New Jersey Highway Safety Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c. 351 (C. 27:5F-1…

26:2K-20. Duties of health care professionals; construction of act Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a licensed and qualified member of the health care profession from performing any of the duties of a mobile intensive care paramedic if the duties are consistent w…

26:2K-21. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Board" means the State Board of Medical Examiners; b. "Basic life support" means a basic level of pre-hospital care which includes patient stabilization, airway clearance, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, initial wo…

26:2K-22. Pilot program A hospital having an accredited emergency service may apply to the department for approval to develop and maintain a pilot intermediate life support program in cooperation with first aid, rescue or emergency squads under regulations adopted by the commissi…

26:2K-23. 3-year limit An intermediate life support program shall not extend beyond three years of the effective date of this act. The commissioner shall report to the Legislature no later than January 15 of each year on the effectiveness of each intermediate life support program…

26:2K-24. Conditions for performance of services a. EMT-intermediates may perform intermediate life support services; provided they maintain direct voice communications with, and are taking orders from, a licensed physician or physician-directed registered professional nurse, bot…

26:2K-25. Certification a. An EMT-intermediate shall obtain certification from the commissioner to provide pre-hospital intermediate life support services and shall make application therefor on forms prescribed by the commissioner. b. The commissioner, with the approval of the bo…

26:2K-26. Revocation The commissioner, after notice and hearing, may revoke the certification of an EMT-intermediate for violation of any provisions of this act or of any regulations promulgated hereunder. L. 1985, c. 351, s. 7.

26:2K-27. Authorization a. A hospital authorized by the commissioner pursuant to section 3 shall provide intermediate life support services on a seven-day-a-week basis. b. The commissioner shall establish, in writing, criteria which a hospital shall meet in order to qualify for t…

26:2K-28. Advertising restrictions a. No person may advertise or disseminate information to the public that the person provides intermediate life support services, unless the person is authorized to do so pursuant to this act. b. No person may impersonate or refer to himself as a…

26:2K-29. Immunity No EMT-intermediate, licensed physician, hospital or its board of trustees, officers and members of the medical staff, nurses or other employees of the hospital, or officers and members of a first aid, ambulance or rescue squad shall be liable for any civil dam…

26:2K-30. Penalty Any person who violates the provisions of this act is subject to a penalty of $200.00 for the first offense and $500.00 for each subsequent offense. If the violation of this act is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute a sep…

26:2K-31. Rules, regulations The commissioner shall adopt such rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) as he deems necessary to effectuate the purpose of this act, and the board shall adopt such rules an…

26:2K-32. Functions limited Nothing in this act shall be interpreted to permit an EMT-intermediate to perform the duties or fill the position of another health professional employed by a hospital, except that the EMT-intermediate may perform those functions that are necessary to …

26:2K-33. Training program unaffected Nothing in this act shall be construed as interfering with an emergency service training program authorized and operated under provisions of the "New Jersey Highway Safety Act of 1971," P.L. 1971, c. 351 (C. 27:5F-1 et seq.). L. 1985, c. 351,…

26:2K-34. Performance of duties by professionals Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a licensed and qualified member of the health care profession from performing any of the duties of an EMT-intermediate if the duties are consistent with the accepted standards of th…

26:2K-35 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. b. "Dispatch" means the coordinated request for and dispatch of the emergency medical service helicopter response unit by a central communications center located in the service area,…

26:2K-36. Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Response Program a. There is established the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Response Program in the Division of Local and Community Health Services of the Department of Health. The commissioner shall designate a mobi…

26:2K-36.1. New Jersey Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Response Program Fund established 2. a. There is established in the General Fund a special dedicated fund to be known as the New Jersey Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Response Program Fund which shall be administer…

26:2K-37. Transportation service The Division of State Police of the Department of Law and Public Safety shall establish an emergency medical transportation service to provide medical transportation service pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act. The superintendent sha…

26:2K-38. Civil immunity No mobile intensive care paramedic, licensed physician, hospital or its board of trustees, officers and members of the medical staff, nurses or other employees of the hospital, first aid, ambulance or rescue squad members or officers is liable for any civ…

26:2K-39. Definitions 1. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Emergency medical service" means a program in a hospital staffed 24 hours-a-day by a licensed physician trained in emergency medicine. "Emergency medical technician" means a person tra…

26:2K-40. Certification as EMT-D, First Responder-D 2. a. An emergency medical technician who has been certified by the commissioner as an EMT-D may perform cardiac defibrillation, with or without the assistance of another EMT-D, according to rules and regulations adopted by the …

26:2K-41. Revocation of certification 3. The commissioner, after notice and hearing, may revoke the certification of an EMT-D or a First Responder-D for violation of any provisions of this act or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this act. L.1989,c.314,s.3; amended 19…

26:2K-42. False advertising; impersonation of EMT-D, First Responder-D 4. a. A person shall not advertise or disseminate information to the public that the person is an EMT-D or a First Responder-D unless the person is authorized to do so pursuant to this act. b. A person shall n…

26:2K-43. Immunity relative to cardiac defibrillation 5. An EMT-D, First Responder-D, EMT-intermediate, licensed physician, hospital or its board of trustees, officers and members of the medical staff, nurses, paramedics or other employees of the hospital, or officers and members…

26:2K-44. Penalty for violation A person who violates the provisions of this act is subject to a penalty of $200 for the first offense and $500 for each subsequent offense. If the violation of this act is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute…

26:2K-45. Performance of functions necessary for orderly transfer 8. Nothing in this act shall be construed to permit an EMT-D or a First Responder-D to perform the duties or fill the position of another health professional employed by a hospital, except that the EMT-D or First R…

26:2K-46. Not interference with emergency service training program Nothing in this act shall be construed as interfering with an emergency service training program authorized and operated under the provisions of the "New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987," P.L.1987, c.284…

26:2K-47. Performance of duties by other health care professional 10. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a licensed and qualified member of a health care profession from performing any of the duties of an EMT-D or a First Responder-D if the duties are consistent wi…

26:2K-47.1 Definitions relative to administration of epinephrine. 1. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health; "Emergency medical service" means a program in a hospital staffed 24 hours-a-day by a licensed physician trained in emergency medicine; "Emer…

26:2K-47.2 Administration, maintenance, disposal of auto-injector device; certification; training; fee. 2. a. An emergency medical technician who has been certified by the commissioner pursuant to subsection b. of this section to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device sha…

26:2K-47.3. Purchasing, storing, transporting devices 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, an emergency medical technician, first aid, ambulance or rescue squad, or other entity employing the services of an emergency medical technician certified to …

26:2K-47.4. Revocation of certification 4. The commissioner, after notice and hearing, may revoke the certification granted pursuant to section 2 of this act for a violation of any provision of this act or any rule or regulation adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this act. L…

26:2K-47.5. Authorization for advertising, disseminating information 5. A person shall not advertise or disseminate information to the public that the person is certified to use an epinephrine auto-injector device unless the person is authorized to do so pursuant to this act. L.2…

26:2K-47.6. Immunity from civil liability 6. An emergency medical technician certified to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device pursuant to section 2 of this act, licensed physician, hospital or its board of trustees, officers and members of the medical staff, nurses, pa…

26:2K-47.7. Violations, penalties 7. A person who violates the provisions of this act is liable to a penalty of $200 for the first offense and $500 for each subsequent offense. If the violation of this act is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall consti…

26:2K-47.8. Construction of act 8. Nothing in this act shall be construed to: a. permit a person certified to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device pursuant to section 2 of this act to perform the duties or fill the position of another health care professional employed b…