{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-9","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:16-9","heading":"Notification of next of kin required; exception.","body":"9.\tA qualified terminally ill patient shall not receive a prescription for medication that the patient may choose to self-administer pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et al.) unless the attending physician has recommended that the patient notify the patient's next of kin of the patient's request for medication, except that a patient who declines or is unable to notify the patient's next of kin shall not have the request for medication denied for that reason.\nL.2019, c.59, s.9.","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":"89c839acefa5f6a3136f138b2bdd7f12fec9a75f3a5265745f67c4b9dd952772","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-16-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}