New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying Timeline (N.J.S.A. 26:16-10)

Computes the earliest date a New Jersey aid-in-dying prescription may be written under N.J.S.A. 26:16-10, and which rule binds.

Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

First oral request
2026-09-01T10:00
Written request received
2026-09-15T10:00
Second oral request
2026-09-16T10:00

Result: The 48 hours after the written request bind: no prescription before Thursday, September 17, 2026, 10:00 am.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • First oral request (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM)
  • Written request received (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM)
  • Second oral request (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM)
How this is calculated

N.J.S.A. 26:16-10 (Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act). Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.