{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-15","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:16-15","heading":"Construction of act.","body":"15.\tNothing in P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) shall be construed to:\na.\tauthorize a physician or any other person to end a patient's life by lethal injection, active euthanasia, or mercy killing, or any act that constitutes assisted suicide under any law of this State; or\nb.\tlower the applicable standard of care to be provided by a health care professional who participates in P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.).\nL.2019, c.59, s.15.","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":"fccc1269a87484485795b5da40679b257ca8c97f1934b8694f1f23b0a2d60f0d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-14","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}