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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:16-4

Conditions for request for medication

Known as the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act

The act spans §§ 26:16-1 to 26:16-9 (20 sections).

L.2019, c.59, s.4.

4. A terminally ill patient may make a written request for medication that the patient may choose to self-administer pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.), if the patient:

a. is an adult resident of New Jersey as demonstrated pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-11);

b. is capable and has been determined by the patient's attending physician and a consulting physician to be terminally ill; and

c. has voluntarily expressed a wish to receive a prescription for medication pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.).

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