NJ A1417

County health departments must obtain and maintain a reserve stock of opioid antidotes in accessible storage locations to ensure law enforcement agencies, emergency medical response entities, schools, and hospital pharmacies have uninterrupted access to these medications

The quantity of reserve opioid antidotes will be determined by each county health department director in consultation with the county prosecutor, county police chiefs association, county fire chiefs association, and input from local law enforcement, EMS, school districts, and hospitals

When entities anticipate exhausting their opioid antidote supply before receiving a new shipment, they may request an interim supply from the county health department's reserve stock, which must be promptly delivered

Entities receiving interim supplies from county reserves must reimburse the county health department for actual acquisition and delivery costs

County health departments may enter into shared service agreements under the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act to purchase opioid antidotes at discounted rates and reduce delivery costs