{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-19","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:16-19","heading":"Claims by governmental entity, certain circumstances.","body":"19.\tAny governmental entity that incurs costs resulting from a qualified terminally ill patient choosing to self-administer medication prescribed pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) in a public place has a claim against the estate of the patient to recover those costs and reasonable attorneys' fees related to enforcing the claim.\nL.2019, c.59, s.19.","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":"01e9f975d478bcadf7668479109184b426b0b8c621fc322e945abbab33c820c9","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-18","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}