Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Allows person with allergy to drugs or medications to voluntarily make notation on drivers license.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning drivers licenses and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall permit a license or identification card holder to voluntarily indicate that the person is allergic to penicillin or any other type of drug or medication, and as a result, may be susceptible to an adverse reaction if treated with that drug or medication following a motor vehicle accident.
b. The designation indicating that a person is allergic to penicillin or any other type of drug or medication pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be done in accordance with procedures prescribed by the chief administrator. The designation shall be used to inform a law enforcement official or emergency medical professional that a person is allergic to penicillin or any other type of drug or medication and should not be treated with that drug or medication if the person has been incapacitated or is otherwise unable to communicate as a result of an injury suffered following an accident and shall not be used for any other purpose by any other person.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the 13th month following enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to permit a license and identification card holder to voluntarily indicate that the person is allergic to penicillin or any other type of drug or medication and, as a result, may be susceptible to an adverse reaction if treated with that drug or medication following a motor vehicle accident.
The designation is to be made in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Chief Administrator of the MVC. It is to be used to inform law enforcement officials or emergency medical professionals that a person is allergic to penicillin or any other type of drug or medication and, therefore, should not be treated with that drug or medication if incapacitated or otherwise unable to communicate as a result of an injury sustained in an accident.