Permits pharmacists to dispense certain drugs in emergency without prescription.

This bill allows New Jersey pharmacists to provide a 30-day emergency supply of chronic maintenance medications without a current prescription under specific conditions. It directly affects patients who have run out of refills or cannot reach their prescribing doctor, provided the pharmacy has a prior prescription record, the pharmacist tried but failed to contact the doctor, and the pharmacist determines the supply is medically necessary. The drug dispensed cannot be a controlled substance, must not exceed a 30-day supply (or the standard unit of dispensing), and cannot be provided to the same patient more than once in a year. Pharmacists and their employers are granted civil immunity for good-faith dispensing under these rules, unless gross negligence or intentional misconduct occurs, and this provision does not override existing 72-hour emergency dispensing rules.