NJ A742

Prohibits health care providers from administering vaccines containing mercury through a phased three-year approach: starting January 1, 2016 with limits on influenza vaccines (0.5 micrograms per 0.25 ml dose for children under 3, 1.0 microgram per 0.5 ml dose for those over 3), then banning vaccines with more than trace amounts by January 1, 2017, and complete elimination by January 1, 2018

Defines "trace amount" of mercury as a concentration of less than 0.0002%

Grants the Commissioner of Health authority to authorize vaccines with higher mercury levels during disease outbreaks when mercury-free vaccines are insufficient to protect public health

Requires patients receiving vaccines with more than trace amounts of mercury to be informed in advance that the vaccine contains mercury

Directs the Commissioner of Health to adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of the act