2022 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics
Section 26:5C-26.1 - Definitions.
26:5C-26.1 Definitions.
1. As used in P.L.2006, c.99 (C.26:5C-25 et al.):
"Authorized harm reduction services" means a suite of harm reduction services, approved by the Department of Health and provided in a manner that is consistent with State and federal law, which services shall include, but shall not be limited to: syringe access, syringe disposal, referrals to health and social services, harm reduction counseling and supplies including, but not limited to, fentanyl test strips, and HIV and hepatitis C testing.
"Eligible entity" means a federally qualified health center, a public health agency, a substance abuse treatment program, an AIDS service organization, or another entity with the capacity to provide harm reduction services as determined by the Department of Health.
"Harm reduction supplies" means any materials or equipment designed to identify or analyze the presence, strength, effectiveness, or purity of controlled dangerous substances or controlled substance analogs, including, but not limited to, fentanyl test strips; opioid antidotes and associated supplies; and any other materials or equipment that may be used to prevent, reduce or mitigate the harms of disease transmission, overdose, and other harms associated with personal drug use as are designated through rules prescribed by the Commissioners of Health or Human Services.
L.2021, c.396, s.1.
