A 2054 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes various initiatives to expand availability of medication-assisted treatment.

This New Jersey bill requires medical schools to include mandatory training on treating opiate dependence in their curricula, making completion a condition for graduation. It also mandates that existing physicians without this training complete it for license renewal, counting toward required continuing education. The State Board of Medical Examiners must create a program to promote medication-assisted treatment (MAT), including physician education, outreach about federal prescribing requirements, and telehealth support for addiction specialists. The law directly affects medical students, licensed physicians, and other healthcare providers like nurse practitioners seeking to prescribe MAT for substance use disorders.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee
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Eliana Pintor Marin
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