Bill Text: NJ A1714 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires child care centers to be equipped with epinephrine.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee [A1714 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-A1714-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman GARNET R. HALL
District 28 (Essex and Union)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Danielsen
SYNOPSIS
Requires child care centers to be equipped with epinephrine.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning epinephrine and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section:
"Child care center" means a child care center licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.).
b. Each child care center shall be equipped with an appropriate supply of epinephrine auto-injector devices, and shall be staffed by at least individual who is trained to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device during the child care center's hours of operation.
2. The Commissioner of Health may promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), if necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires child care centers to be equipped with epinephrine.
Under the bill, each child care center is to be equipped with an appropriate supply of epinephrine auto-injector devices, and is to be staffed by at least individual who is trained to administer an epinephrine auto-injector device during the child care center's hours of operation.
The bill defines "child care center" to mean a child care center licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.).
