{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:16-4","heading":"Conditions for request for medication.","body":"4.\tA 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:\na.\tis an adult resident of New Jersey as demonstrated pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-11);\nb.\tis capable and has been determined by the patient's attending physician and a consulting physician to be terminally ill; and\nc.\thas voluntarily expressed a wish to receive a prescription for medication pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.).\nL.2019, c.59, s.4.","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":"72561c24af742b35ffd9303e9b27365c99cd45f04a90b543bc576c9554ddc20a","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}