Title 26, HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS

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…

26:2K-47.9 Rules, regulations. 10. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act, including medical protocols for the administration of epin…

26:2K-48. Findings, declarations 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Traumatic injuries, such as automobile accidents, bicycle accidents, drownings and poisonings, are the most common cause of death in children over the age of one; and children have a high death rate i…

26:2K-49. Definitions 2. As used in this act: "Advanced life support" means an advanced level of pre-hospital, interhospital, and emergency service care which includes basic life support functions, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, telemetered electrocardiography, admin…

26:2K-50. Emergency Medical Services for Children program 3. a. There is established within the Office of Emergency Medical Services in the Department of Health, the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. b. The commissioner shall hire a full-time coordinator for the EM…

26:2K-51. Purposes of the program 4. The EMSC program shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment of the following: a. Initial and continuing education programs for emergency medical services personnel that include training in the emergency care of infants and childre…

26:2K-52. Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Council 5. a. There is created an Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Council to advise the Office of Emergency Medical Services and the coordinator of the EMSC program on all matters concerning emergency med…

26:2K-53. Rules, regulations 6. The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1992,c.96,s.6.

26:2K-54. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund Act." L.1992,c.143,s.1.

26:2K-55. Definitions 2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Fund" means the "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund" established pursuant to this act. "Council" means the State advisory council for basic and intermediate life support servic…

26:2K-56. "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund" established 3. There is established the "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund" as a nonlapsing, revolving fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner or his designee, and shall be credited with monies recei…

26:2K-57. Reimbursement of certified agency, organization, entity 4. a. The commissioner, in accordance with recommendations adopted by the council, and within the limits of those monies in the fund, shall annually reimburse any private agency, organization, or entity which is ce…

26:2K-58. Certified persons not charged a fee 5. An agency, organization or other entity which receives monies from the fund shall not charge a fee to a person who is certified to be a member of, or an applicant to be a member of, a volunteer ambulance, first aid or rescue squad …

26:2K-59. Establishment of State advisory council for basic and intermediate life support services training 6. a. The commissioner shall establish a State advisory council for basic and intermediate life support services training. The council shall be responsible for: (1) establi…

26:2K-60. Requests for assistance of first aid, ambulance, rescue squad 1. In the event of an emergency, the chief executive officer of any volunteer first aid, ambulance or rescue squad or the mayor or chief executive officer of any municipality may request assistance from the c…

26:2K-61. Agreements for mutual first aid, ambulance, rescue squad assistance 2. The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may, by enacting reciprocal ordinances, enter into agreements with each other for mutual first aid, ambulance or rescue squad assistance in case of …

26:2K-62. Suspension of agreement 3. A county emergency management coordinator may, by express order, suspend operation of the provisions of any agreement entered into pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1993, c.58 (C.26:2K-61) by municipalities in the county, upon declaration of an eme…

26:2K-63 Certification as EMT valid for five years. 1. Certification of a person as an emergency medical technician by the Commissioner of Health, when that person meets the requirements therefor as prescribed by regulation of the commissioner, shall be valid for a period of five…

26:2K-64 Rules, regulations. 2. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2009, c.174, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.283.

26:2K-65 Written standards for certification as EMT-Basic. 1. a. The Commissioner of Health shall establish written standards which a person shall successfully complete in order to be certified as an EMT. b. A person who possesses a current EMT certification in good standing from…

26:2K-65.1 Disqualification, EMT certification; criminal history record background check; rehabilitation. 2. a. The Department of Health shall not issue a certification to an EMT candidate unless the commissioner first determines, consistent with the requirements of sections 1 th…

26:2K-65.2 EMT certification applicant, personal information, criminal history record background check results, notice to applicant; petition, hearing. 3. a. An applicant for certification as an EMT who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to…

26:2K-65.3 EMT certification candidate, criminal history record background check, costs. 4. The Department of Health may require a candidate for an EMT certification to bear the costs of the criminal history record background check as may be deemed necessary by the department. L.…

26:2K-66 Definitions relative to emergency medical services. 1. As used in P.L.2017, c.116 (C.26:2K-66 et seq.): "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. "Department" means the Department of Health. "Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council" means the Emergency Medical…

26:2K-67 Report by provider to department. 2. a. Each emergency medical services provider shall report to the department, in the most recent National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) format, the following information concerning each incident in which the ent…

26:2K-68 System to allow for electronic reporting of information; rules, regulations. 3. a. The commissioner shall establish a system to allow for the electronic reporting of emergency medical services dispatch and response information as required pursuant to section 2 of P.L.201…

26:2K-69 New Jersey Emergency Medical Services Task Force. 4. a. The commissioner shall establish, maintain, and coordinate the activities of the New Jersey Emergency Medical Services Task Force. b. The purpose of the task force shall be to support and enhance the provision of sp…

26:2K-7. Definitions 1. As used in this act: a. "Advanced life support" means an advanced level of emergency medical care, including specialty care transport, which includes basic life support functions and the use of procedures, medications, and equipment established by the Nati…

26:2K-70 Maintenance of trauma patient transfer criteria, agreements by general acute care hospital. 2. Each general acute care hospital licensed in the State pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall maintain trauma patient transfer criteria and transfer agreements, …

26:2K-71 Definitions relative to mobile intensive care paramedics. 1. a. As used in this section: "Mobile intensive care paramedic" and "mobile intensive care unit" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 1 of P.L.1984, c.146 (C.26:2K-7). "Opioid antidote" shall have t…

26:2K-72 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "9-1-1 First Responder Dispatcher Act." L.2021, c.447, s.1.

26:2K-73 Findings, declarations. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. There are over 6,000 public safety call centers, known as public safety answering points, in the United States. b. Public safety communications professionals dedicate their lives to helping others by …

26:2K-74 9-1-1 first responder dispatchers; designation. 3. Persons appointed as public safety communications professionals, also referred to as 9-1-1 dispatchers or operators, shall hereinafter be referred to as 9-1-1 first responder dispatchers. L.2021, c.447, s.3.

26:2K-75 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health. “Emergency glucagon” means a medication used when a person with diabetes is experiencing severe hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, and cannot take sugar orally. Once injected the medicat…

26:2K-76 EMTs obtaining authorization to independently administer glucagon, blood glucose tests, procedures. 2. a. The commissioner shall establish written standards, protocols, or application procedures which an emergency medical technician shall meet in order to obtain authoriz…

26:2K-8 Mobile intensive care paramedic; licensure from commissioner; written standards; examination; register of applicants. 2. a. A mobile intensive care paramedic shall obtain licensure from the commissioner to provide advanced life support and shall make application therefor …

26:2K-8.1 Licensure disqualification, revocation; criminal history record background check; relicensure conditions. 3. a. The department shall not issue a license to a candidate as a mobile intensive care paramedic unless the commissioner first determines, consistent with the req…

26:2K-8.2 Applicant information, criminal history record background check; fingerprint data; disqualification basis identified; petition, hearing. 4. a. An applicant for licensure as a mobile intensive care paramedic who is required to undergo a criminal history record background…

26:2K-8.3 Criminal history record background check cost. 5. The department may require a candidate for a mobile intensive care paramedic license to bear the costs of the criminal history record background check as may be deemed necessary by the department. L.2022, c.118, s.5.

26:2K-9. Revocation of certificate 3. The commissioner after notice and hearing may revoke the license of a mobile intensive care paramedic for violation of any provision of this act or regulation promulgated hereunder. L.1984, c. 146, s. 3; amended 2022, c.118, s.6.

26:2K-9.1 Mobile integrated health program established, Department of Health. 12. a. The Department of Health shall establish a mobile integrated health program. In establishing the mobile integrated health program, the Department of Health shall consider relevant standards and c…

26:2KK-1 Findings, declarations relative to trauma care. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Injury is the leading cause of death for New Jersey citizens aged one to 44, the fourth leading cause of death for all age groups, and accounts for more than 60,000 emergency d…

26:2KK-2 DOH designated lead agency. 2. The Department of Health shall serve as lead agency for the development of a formal State trauma system that defines the roles of all health care facilities in the State, taking into account their resources and capabilities, allowing for th…

26:2KK-3 State Trauma Medical Director. 3. a. The Commissioner of Health shall appoint a State Trauma Medical Director, to oversee the planning, development, ongoing maintenance, and enhancement of the formal State trauma system, consistent with the recommendations of the America…

26:2KK-4 State Trauma System Advisory Committee. 4. a. The commissioner shall establish a multidisciplinary State Trauma System Advisory Committee (STSAC) to advise the commissioner and the State Trauma Medical Director on the development of a formal Statewide trauma system plan.…

26:2KK-5 Rules, regulations. 5. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2013, c.223, s.5.