New Jersey § 2C:45-5 Medication-assisted treatment.

New Jersey Statutes

§ 2C:45-5 — Medication-assisted treatment.

New Jersey § 2C:45-5

Title 2CTHE NEW JERSEY CODE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:45-5 (2026).

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2.In the case of a person who is sentenced to probation in accordance with N.J.S.2C:45-1, and who is ordered by the court as a condition of probation to undergo treatment for a substance use disorder involving drugs or alcohol, the temporary or continued management of a person's drug or alcohol dependency by means of medication-assisted treatment as defined herein, whenever supported by a report from the treatment provider of existing satisfactory progress and reasonably predictable long-term success with or without further medication-assisted treatment, the person's use of the medication-assisted treatment, even if continuing, shall not be the basis to constitute a failure to complete successfully the treatment program. As used in this section, the term "medication-assisted treatment" me

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2. In the case of a person who is sentenced to probation in accordance with N.J.S.2C:45-1, and who is ordered by the court as a condition of probation to undergo treatment for a substance use disorder involving drugs or alcohol, the temporary or continued management of a person's drug or alcohol dependency by means of medication-assisted treatment as defined herein, whenever supported by a report from the treatment provider of existing satisfactory progress and reasonably predictable long-term success with or without further medication-assisted treatment, the person's use of the medication-assisted treatment, even if continuing, shall not be the basis to constitute a failure to complete successfully the treatment program. As used in this section, the term "medication-assisted treatment" means the use of any medications approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to treat substance use disorders, including extended-release naltrexone, methadone, and buprenorphine, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. L.2015, c.93, s.2.