Requires death certificates to include drug responsible for drug overdose death under certain circumstances.
This bill requires death certificates to list the specific drug responsible for a drug overdose death when that information is available. It directly affects medical examiners, funeral directors, and families completing death certificates in New Jersey. The key provision adds a requirement to standard death certificate forms (or the NJ-EDRS system) to include the drug name in overdose cases, rather than just noting "drug overdose." This change aims to improve public health data on drug-related deaths without altering existing procedures for other causes of death. The bill does not change how death certificates are completed for non-overdose fatalities.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Last action Feb 12, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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Linda Greenstein
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