It already exists in the Garden State, but New Jersey is on a very short list of states without regulations specifically addressing the field of telemedicine - the virtual interaction between patient and doctor.
New Jersey lawmakers look to further restrict tobacco use by banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and the sale of any tobacco products in pharmacies.
New Jersey is in the throes of an opioid abuse epidemic said state Sen. Joe Vitale (D-Woodbridge). There are abuse-deterrent opioids on the market, but health insurers in the Garden State are not required to cover them. Legislation (S-3036) sponsored by Vitale would change that.
NJ Sen. Joe Vitale, the prime sponsor of new legislation to allow immigrants who are in the country illegally to obtain New Jersey driver's licenses, spoke to NJ 101.5 about the bill.
Not every state has a Prescription Monitoring Program like New Jersey’s that doctors, pharmacists or a qualified health care worker must check before doling out medications. Right now it wouldn’t matter if all 50 states had such database because they are not interoperable from state to state.
New Jersey finally saw a drop in the number of overdose deaths last year. That news was delivered by the state's top law enforcement official. The chairman of the State Senate Health Committee said he was encouraged, but not satisfied.
A 75 percent tax would be imposed on electronic cigarettes under a new bill approved Monday by the state Senate Health Committee, but that's only the tip of the iceberg.