{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-13-20","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:13-20","heading":"Protective action relative to radiological emergency, conditions.","body":"20.\tThe commissioner may authorize any school, health care facility, child care center or youth camp to provide potassium iodide as a supplemental protective action during a radiological emergency to residents, staff members, minors or other persons present in such facility, if:\na.\tprior written permission has been obtained from each resident or representative of a resident, staff member, or parent or guardian of a minor for providing the potassium iodide; and\nb.\teach person providing permission has been advised, in writing:  (1) that the ingestion of potassium iodide is voluntary only, (2) about the contraindications of taking potassium iodide and (3) about the potential side effects of taking potassium iodide.\nL.2005,c.222,s.20.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"52ce05a7ce9b71ba57b801588b82989c4a481fe93e582b9aec9e8f88addd9460","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-13-19","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-13-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}