NJ A6152

Expands New Jersey's involuntary commitment laws to include individuals who have recently been hospitalized for a substance use overdose or administered an opioid antidote (such as naloxone), allowing them to be deemed "dangerous to self" and subject to involuntary commitment to substance use disorder treatment

Requires law enforcement officers to take individuals directly to screening services for assessment when the officer has administered an opioid antidote to revive someone from an overdose, or when a healthcare practitioner certifies the person overdosed and was revived within the preceding 48 hours

Establishes more frequent court review hearings for substance use disorder commitments than for mental illness commitments: initial review at 30 days after commitment (versus 3-6 months for mental illness), with subsequent reviews every 30 days thereafter (versus annually for mental illness)

Creates a framework for involuntary commitment to residential substance use disorder treatment facilities and outpatient substance use disorder treatment providers, separate from psychiatric facilities used for mental illness treatment

Extends existing immunity protections to law enforcement officers, medical staff, and emergency responders who take custody of, detain, or transport individuals for substance use disorder assessment or treatment in good faith