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NJ S4972
Bill
Status
12/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Lagana
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AI Summary
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Establishes basic life support (BLS) services as an essential service in New Jersey, requiring every municipality to provide BLS and ambulance services to meet the needs of its population
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Defines basic life support service to include patient stabilization, airway clearance, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, initial wound care, fracture stabilization, and ambulance transport
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Allows municipalities to fulfill the BLS requirement through multiple options: licensing/franchising private companies, contracting with public/private/nonprofit entities, entering mutual aid agreements with other municipalities, partnering with hospitals, or operating their own fire department/EMS-based services
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Amends existing mutual aid agreement law to explicitly include basic life support services, allowing two or more municipalities to share BLS resources through reciprocal ordinances with volunteer squad approval
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Requires municipalities to provide basic life support services; establishes basic life support services as essential.
Law and Public Safety
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
12/8/2025