A 3089 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Revises certain requirements for involuntary commitment for substance use disorder treatment.

This bill revises New Jersey's involuntary commitment standards for substance use disorder treatment, directly affecting adults with substance use disorder who recently overdosed or refuse voluntary treatment. It explicitly states that individuals recently treated for opioid overdose are automatically deemed "dangerous to self," requiring a clinical certificate from a physician within three days of screening. The bill clarifies that commitment must be for residential, outpatient, or inpatient treatment when other options aren't appropriate, and specifies that clinical certificates cannot be signed by relatives of the person being screened. These changes aim to standardize emergency commitment processes for substance use disorder while maintaining specific medical and procedural safeguards.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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