NJ S4966

Expands the types of entities that can acquire and maintain opioid antidotes to include "community hubs" (restaurants, bars, retail stores, hotels, theaters, barber shops, etc.) and public/private elementary and secondary schools, in addition to existing recognized places of public access

Establishes an opioid overdose prevention program within the Department of Health, requiring the Commissioner to set standards for opioid antidote prescribing, dispensing, distribution, and administration within 180 days

Requires prescribers to co-prescribe opioid antidotes with a patient's first opioid prescription of the calendar year when risk factors exist, including history of substance use disorder, prescriptions of 90+ morphine milligram equivalents per day, or concurrent use of opioids with benzodiazepines

Mandates pharmacies with 20 or more locations in New Jersey to either maintain a non-patient specific prescription to dispense opioid antidotes or register with the Department of Health as an opioid overdose prevention program

Requires the Department of Health to publish annual reports by October 1st with county-level data on opioid overdoses, deaths, emergency room utilization, pre-hospital services, and antidote dispensation, broken down by age, gender, ethnicity, and geographic location