Health

Assembly Bill 5984 · Prohibits certain forms of discrimination in DOH policies concerning allocation of critical health care resources.

Sent November 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 6019 · Requires hospitals to provide certain resources to certain patients and to ask patients if patients have completed advance directive or practitioner orders for life-sustaining treatment form. *

Sent November 15, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 6020 · Establishes requirements for certain tobacco product retailers to stock and sell nicotine replacement therapy products.

Sent November 15, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 6022 · Requires students, staff, and others present at institutions of higher education to receive COVID-19 vaccine.

Sent November 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 6053 · Establishes requirements for State entities to enter into bulk purchasing arrangements for menstrual products.

Sent November 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 6072 · Increases number of hospitals eligible for highest amount of charity care subsidy payment; appropriates $30 million. *

Sent November 15, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5952 · Establishes cause of action for residents of assisted living facilities and comprehensive personal care home providers.

Sent November 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5961 · Establishes "Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Affairs."

Sent November 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5963 · Establishes requirements to commence screening newborn infants for congenital cytomegalovirus infection; establishes public awareness campaign. *

Sent November 8, 2021 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5970 · Establishes New Jersey Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Regulatory Commission.

Sent November 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 3311 · Establishes the "COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Worker Memorial Commission."

Sent November 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 3632 · Expands exemption from restrictions on health care practitioner referrals; requires certain referrals to be made in accordance with certain professional standards. *

Sent November 8, 2021 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5916 · Requires DOH to disseminate information on seizure first-aid to employers.

Sent June 21, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 523 · Enters New Jersey into Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Sent June 21, 2021 · Reported out after 147 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 3724 · Appropriates $5 million to New Jersey Pediatric Cancer Fund.

Sent June 21, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 404 · Permits pharmacists to furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives pursuant to a standing order, in accordance with protocols established by Board of Pharmacy and Board of Medical Examiners.*

Sent June 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1409 · Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research.

Sent June 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1431 · Establishes "Pediatric Cancer Research Fund" and establishes requirements for disbursement of monies deposited in fund; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for pediatric cancer research.*

Sent June 9, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 12 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5837 · Permits use of automated dispensing devices in long-term care facilities and hospice care programs.

Sent June 3, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 214 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5831 · Prohibits mandatory mask use at youth camps.

Sent June 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5802 · Requires informed consent for breast implant surgery.

Sent June 1, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5805 · Eliminates premiums and waiting periods for certain NJ FamilyCare enrollees and directs DHS to implement additional targeted outreach initiatives to increase enrollment. *

Sent June 1, 2021 · Reported out after 1 day · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5810 · Permits pharmacists to furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives pursuant to a standing order, in accordance with protocols established by Board of Pharmacy and Board of Medical Examiners.

Sent June 1, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5593 · Requires embryo storage facilities to record and report health information of patients in manner that is consistent with certain federal laws.

Sent May 20, 2021 · Reported out after 13 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5760 · Allows costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.

Sent May 18, 2021 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5761 · Requires feasibility study to examine establishment of regional medical examiner office facility in Southern New Jersey and collaborative development of new medical examiner education initiatives; appropriates $40,000.

Sent May 18, 2021 · Reported out after 181 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5766 · Appropriates $5 million to New Jersey Pediatric Cancer Fund.

Sent May 18, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 34 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3004 · Revises eligibility for convicted drug offenders to receive general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.

Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5726 · Provides for free mental health screen tool and reimbursements to certain mental health care providers; appropriates $15 million from available federal funds.

Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5736 · Clarifies prohibition on smoking of cannabis in public areas.

Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5746 · Requires certain doctors and nurses to ask patients questions regarding menstrual cycles, previous tampon use, and toxic shock syndrome.

Sent May 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5595 · Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to publish retail price of certain opioid antidotes.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5597 · Permits school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5598 · Requires DCF or court to consider placement of children with relatives or kinship guardians when making placement decision; makes changes to certain standards for initiating petitions to terminate parental rights.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5602 · Designates September as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month."

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5607 · Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5609 · Prohibits discrimination by government against individuals who have not received COVID-19 vaccine.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5611 · Prohibits certain colleges and universities from discriminating against certain students.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5616 · "Volunteer Medical Professional Health Care Act."

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5629 · Makes FY 2021 supplemental appropriation of $12.5 million to DHS to increase NJ FamilyCare managed care reimbursement rate for Applied Behavior Analysis.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5630 · Requires DOH to develop mobile senior citizen assistance program.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5643 · Requires certain homemaker-home health aides to be certified or trained to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5644 · Requires pharmacy practice sites to document reasons for not filling certain prescriptions.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5645 · Expands exemption from restrictions on health care practitioner referrals; requires certain referrals to be made in accordance with certain professional standards. *

Sent May 12, 2021 · Reported out after 187 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5654 · Establishes COVID-19 Emergency Medical Services Assistance Grant Program in DOH; appropriates $2 million.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5661 · Establishes the "New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Commission' and appropriates $9 million.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5675 · Requires long-term care facility to post certain information on its Internet website regarding Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.

Sent May 12, 2021 · Moved on without a report after 20 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5703 · Requires certain health insurers, Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, SHBP, and SEHBP to cover opioid antidote without imposing prior authorization requirements.*

Sent May 12, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5179 · Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers; expands scope of review of alternative treatment center permit applications and related materials.*

Sent May 5, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5557 · Expands continuing education requirements for nurses.

Sent May 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2875 · Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers; expands scope of review of alternative treatment center permit applications and related materials.*

Sent May 5, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5530 · Establishes the "Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force."

Sent March 25, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5532 · Authorizes homeless shelters to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by shelter staff.

Sent March 25, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5534 · Requires DOH to establish doula registry and requires doula registration in order to practice doula care.

Sent March 25, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 41 days

Senate Bill 3142 · Expands epinephrine access laws to include epinephrine nasal sprays.

Sent March 25, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5495 · Permits certain paramedics to administer buprenorphine.

Sent March 17, 2021 · Reported out after 61 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5496 · Establishes Core Behavioral Health Crisis Services System.

Sent March 17, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5451 · Revises emergency care services referral standards for providers of telemedicine and telehealth.

Sent March 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5457 · Permits any person to administer or dispense opioid antidotes.

Sent March 15, 2021 · Reported out after 63 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5467 · Permits emergency medical technicians to administer certain vaccines during certain declared public health emergencies.

Sent March 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5477 · Requires health care professionals to order bi-lateral ultrasounds concurrently when ordering mammograms; requires insurers to cover concurrent mammograms and bi-lateral ultrasounds.

Sent March 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5215 · Requires Medicaid Fraud Division to enter into data sharing agreement upon request of county to provide access to third party insurance liability data regarding certain COVID-19 related health claims.

Sent March 8, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5431 · Requires biennial inspection of nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Sent March 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5441 · Prohibits certain surgical procedures on children born with variations in their sex characteristics.

Sent March 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5414 · Requires health care professionals to order bi-lateral ultrasounds concurrently when ordering mammograms; requires insurers to cover concurrent mammograms and bi-lateral ultrasounds.

Sent March 1, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 7 days

Assembly Bill 5416 · Authorizes provision of comprehensive health care coverage to undocumented immigrant aliens.

Sent March 1, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5360 · Requires certain providers to restore level of care to pre-COVID-19 levels following end of declared public health emergency.

Sent February 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5362 · Expressly allows health care professionals located outside New Jersey to provide services using telemedicine and telehealth to patients in New Jersey.

Sent February 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5363 · Authorizes home cultivation of medical cannabis.

Sent February 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5364 · Establishes program to subsidize purchase price of medical cannabis for registered qualifying patients enrolled in Medicaid or NJ Family Care programs.

Sent February 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5368 · Defines information required to be included in death certificates.

Sent February 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5375 · Requires Palliative Care and Hospice Care Advisory Council to conduct study on impact of palliative and hospice care on patient's family.

Sent February 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5353 · Provides for certification of temporary nurse aides.

Sent February 22, 2021 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 1144 · Prohibits sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices at certain pharmacies.*

Sent February 22, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 3189 · Requires issuance of temporary emergency medical services certifications under certain circumstances.

Sent January 29, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5278 · Revises eligibility criteria for reimbursement from "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund."

Sent January 27, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5308 · Provides that sterile syringe access programs are inherently beneficial uses.

Sent January 27, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5309 · Extends deadline by which certain continuing education requirements are to be satisfied by persons employed in health care field.

Sent January 27, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5251 · Creates "Disability Life-Sustaining Measures Advisory Council."

Sent January 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5255 · Revises requirements for health insurers to cover telemedicine and telehealth; requires telemedicine and telehealth systems to include accessible communication features for individuals with disabilities.

Sent January 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5256 · Concerns manufacturing of clear masks and promotes public awareness of clear mask during public health emergencies.

Sent January 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5258 · Authorizes certain paramedics with expired certifications to be temporarily reactivated during communicable disease outbreaks.

Sent January 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5265 · Permits certified medical assistants to administer vaccines under certain circumstances.

Sent January 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5237 · Extends period for expanded use of telemedicine and telehealth services for duration of declared COVID-19 public health emergency and provides for additional health benefits coverage.

Sent January 11, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5238 · Addresses long-term effects of COVID-19.

Sent January 11, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5212 · Permits dentists to administer vaccines under certain circumstances.

Sent January 7, 2021 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5222 · Authorizes optometrists to administer immunizations against coronaviruses and influenza under certain circumstances.**

Sent January 7, 2021 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5203 · Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign regarding potential fraud related to COVID-19 vaccine.

Sent January 4, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5179 · Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers; expands scope of review of alternative treatment center permit applications and related materials.*

Sent December 21, 2020 · Reported out after 77 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5186 · Permits new cigar lounges to be opened under certain circumstances.

Sent December 21, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1676 · Allows hospitals to construct housing and provide wrap-around services for individuals who are homeless or housing insecure.*

Sent December 17, 2020 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 2875 · Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers; expands scope of review of alternative treatment center permit applications and related materials.*

Sent December 17, 2020 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5152 · Provides dedicated funding for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from Workforce Development Partnership Fund.

Sent December 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5157 · Establishes certain limitations on the prescription, dispensation, and administration of opioid medications to student athletes.

Sent December 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5167 · Establishes ReadyReturn Program; requires Taxation to prepare initial tax filing for certain taxpayers; requires several State agencies to use tax data to facilitate identification and enrollment for certain social services programs; makes an appropriatio

Sent December 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5141 · Requires all prescriptions be transmitted electronically, subject to certain exceptions.

Sent December 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5144 · Recognizes right of minors aged 14 years or older to consent to vaccination.

Sent December 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5091 · Requires DOH to evaluate whether there is sufficient access to rapid COVID-19 tests and to provide for additional testing if necessary.

Sent December 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5093 · Increases amount of cigarette and other tobacco product tax revenues provided to New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research from $1 million to $4 million; establishes dedicated, non-lapsing Cancer Research Fund.

Sent December 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5094 · Requires issuance of temporary emergency medical services certifications.

Sent December 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5096 · Restricts establishment of mandates to become vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); establishes reimbursement program to cover certain out-of-pocket costs incurred in obtaining COVID-19 vaccine.

Sent December 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5103 · Revises requirements for provision of care to trauma patients.

Sent December 10, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 5104 · Requires vaccinations against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) be reported to New Jersey Immunization Information System.

Sent December 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5120 · Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales; increases fees for cigarette and vapor business licensure.

Sent December 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4813 · Makes information related to public health emergency accessible with certain limited exceptions.

Sent December 7, 2020 · Reported out after 3 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5066 · Establishes staffing requirements for certain emergency medical services.

Sent December 7, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5086 · Requires COVID-19 testing and data reporting in comprehensive rehabilitation hospitals.

Sent December 7, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5087 · Requires DOH to establish public awareness campaign and develop policies and procedures to promote recognition and treatment of perinatal anxiety.

Sent December 7, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5089 · Clarifies that County Option Hospital Fee Pilot Program expires five years after each participating county has collected fee and that participating counties in program are not liable for fee imposed on hospitals.*

Sent December 7, 2020 · Reported out after 3 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 2751 · Makes information related to public health emergency accessible with certain limited exceptions.

Sent December 7, 2020 · Reported out after 3 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5020 · Permits advanced practice nurse to testify in lieu of psychiatrist at court hearing for involuntary commitment.

Sent November 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5034 · Reduces age at which health benefit plans cover colorectal cancer screenings from 50 to 45.

Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 195 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5037 · Requires Board of Nursing to establish dual certification for certified nurse aide and homemaker-home health aide; transfers certified nurse aide licensing authority from DOH to Board of Nursing.

Sent November 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 5052 · Permits emergency medical responders to dispense opioid antidotes.

Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 109 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 5059 · Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.

Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4968 · Authorizes certain forms of COVID-19 testing.

Sent November 12, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4936 · Limits "tobacco and vapor products tax" on cigars to up to $0.50 per cigar.

Sent November 9, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4938 · Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax.

Sent November 9, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4949 · Exempts protective face coverings from sales and use tax during public health emergencies.

Sent November 9, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4950 · Expands authority of pharmacists to administer vaccines during outbreaks of communicable diseases.

Sent November 9, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4911 · Expands epinephrine access laws to include epinephrine nasal sprays.

Sent November 5, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4926 · Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers.

Sent November 5, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4928 · Requires certain health care workers to disclose other employers as well as infectious disease outbreaks occurring at other employers' facilities.

Sent November 5, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 890 · Requires DOH and DHS to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.

Sent November 5, 2020 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4901 · Permits syringes and related supplies to be exchanged via postal mail.

Sent October 29, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4867 · Requires issuance of temporary emergency medical services certifications under certain circumstances.

Sent October 22, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4143 · "New Jersey Health Care Transparency Act."

Sent October 19, 2020 · Reported out after 3 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4802 · Requires pharmacists to offer opioid antidote to individuals purchasing hypodermic needles.

Sent October 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4815 · Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.

Sent October 19, 2020 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4832 · Authorizes pharmacists to administer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) medications.

Sent October 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4841 · Requires issuance of temporary emergency medical services certifications under certain circumstances.

Sent October 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4847 · Authorizes expanded provision of harm reduction services to distribute sterile syringes and provide certain support services to persons who use drugs intravenously **

Sent October 19, 2020 · Reported out after 392 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4848 · "Reproductive Freedom Act."

Sent October 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4854 · Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.

Sent October 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2465 · "New Jersey Health Care Transparency Act."

Sent October 19, 2020 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4732 · Requires tobacco product retailers to carry and offer for sale certain tobacco use cessation products.

Sent September 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4739 · Regulates allocation of health care resources during public emergencies.

Sent September 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4659 · Prohibits government entity or school from requiring influenza vaccinations for persons who are 18 years of age or younger.

Sent September 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4673 · Permits pharmacists to prescribe self-administered hormonal contraceptives under certain circumstances.

Sent September 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4679 · Establishes certain recording and transmission standards for clinical laboratories.

Sent September 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4605 · Permits corrections officers, firefighters, and police officers to administer epinephrine auto-injector device.

Sent September 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4639 · Requires DOH to study racial aspects of ovarian cancer.

Sent September 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 537 · Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in rooming and boarding houses, dementia care homes, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.*

Sent September 14, 2020 · Reported out after 121 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Senate Bill 2798 · Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans.*

Sent September 14, 2020 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4576 · Requires students and certain other children to be annually vaccinated for influenza as condition of enrollment at public and private K-12 schools, preschools, child care centers, and institutions of higher education.

Sent August 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4583 · Provides prescriber or health care facility with discretion to number prescription blank forms consecutively.

Sent August 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4559 · Provides that certain civil immunities granted to for-profit healthcare facilities and healthcare systems during state of emergency and public health emergency would expire August 31, 2020.

Sent August 24, 2020 · Reported out after 266 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Senate Bill 2596 · Appropriates $5 million in federal funds to Department of Health for grants and stipends to ensure health and safety of farm workers.*

Sent August 24, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4522 · Establishes process for individual to petition court for involuntary commitment of another person to treatment for substance use disorder.

Sent August 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4535 · Establishes Chief Executive Nurse position in DOH.

Sent August 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4541 · Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.

Sent August 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4505 · Appropriates $5 million in federal funds to Department of Health for grants to farmers for purchase of protective health materials for farm workers.

Sent August 10, 2020 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4464 · Requires hospitals to report to DOH on their supplies of personal protective equipment.

Sent July 30, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4459 · Requires death certificates to include drug responsible for drug overdose death under certain circumstances.

Sent July 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4430 · Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans.*

Sent July 20, 2020 · Reported out after 94 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4391 · Requires hospitals to establish sensory friendly treatment and waiting rooms in emergency department settings.

Sent July 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4403 · Establishes "Telehealth and Telemedicine Improvement Task Force."

Sent July 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4387 · Expands NJ FamilyCare to ensure healthcare benefits are available to all uninsured children under 19 years of age who live in New Jersey; appropriates $3 million for outreach, enrollment, and retention regarding NJ FamilyCare.

Sent July 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4374 · Requires long-term care facilities to test personnel for COVID-19 twice per week.

Sent July 2, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 970 · Establishes Mental Health Screening in Schools Grant Program in DOE; appropriates $1 million.*

Sent June 22, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4179 · Revises requirements for health insurance providers and Medicaid to cover services provided using telemedicine and telehealth; appropriates $5 million. *

Sent June 22, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4200 · Requires reimbursement rate for health care services provided using telehealth and telemedicine equal reimbursement rate for services provided in person.

Sent June 22, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4251 · Provides certain civil and criminal immunities to diagnostic laboratories, and persons providing laboratory services, for diagnosis and testing performed in response to COVID-19 outbreak during public health emergency and state of emergency declared in Go

Sent June 22, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4252 · Requires availability of certain laboratory testing for coronavirus disease 2019.

Sent June 15, 2020 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4253 · Requires certain electronic medical programs to include demographic data entry feature; requires laboratories to record certain patients' demographic information; requires certain hospitals and laboratories to implement cultural competency training progra

Sent June 15, 2020 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4258 · Excludes from gross income tax compensation received by certain nonresident employees related to State's response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Sent June 15, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4267 · Require DOH to develop uniform social distancing signage to be displayed in all State and local government buildings.

Sent June 15, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2467 · Extends duration of certain laws pertaining to use of telemedicine and telehealth in relation to COVID-19 pandemic.

Sent June 15, 2020 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4215 · Extends duration of certain laws pertaining to use of telemedicine and telehealth in relation to COVID-19 pandemic.

Sent June 8, 2020 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4218 · Establishes cap on amount that hospital can charge patients for laboratory services to 150% of Medicare.

Sent June 8, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4177 · Revises certificate of need program.

Sent June 1, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4187 · Authorizes elective surgeries and invasive procedures to be performed during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency.

Sent June 1, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4201 · Defers ambulatory care facility gross receipts assessment payment due on June 15, 2020 by 90 days.*

Sent June 1, 2020 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4205 · Enters New Jersey into Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.

Sent June 1, 2020 · Reported out after 280 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4166 · Establishes public awareness campaign concerning programs and services for first responders, healthcare workers, and other frontline workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder during COVID-19 pandemic.

Sent May 28, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4172 · Requires DOH to establish sanitization standards and protocols for casinos operating in State.

Sent May 28, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4173 · Requires health care facilities to screen health care workers, first responders, and other frontline workers for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder related to COVID-19 pandemic.

Sent May 28, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2388 · Authorizes certain forms of testing for cornavirus disease 2019.

Sent May 28, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 2436 · Authorizes pharmacists to order and cause to be administered test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 or COVID-19 antibodies; requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for tests.**

Sent May 28, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 28 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4150 · Requires hospitals and long-term care facilities to maintain 90-day supply of personal protection equipment during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Sent May 14, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 123 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4136 · Requires coronavirus disease 2019 testing for patients and staff of certain facilities.

Sent May 11, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4137 · Requires hospitals to collect and report data on gender identity and sexual orientation in relation to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Sent May 11, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4139 · Establishes requirements for copies of medical and billing records to be provided without charge to Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients.*

Sent May 11, 2020 · Reported out after 105 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4039 · Establishes loan redemption program for health care professionals who provide health care services or health care-related administrative services at approved sites during COVID-19 pandemic.

Sent May 7, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4050 · Establishes "Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Study Commission."

Sent May 7, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4087 · Codifies standard for rehospitalization after conditional discharge from psychiatric facility.

Sent May 7, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4120 · Establishes toll free helpline for first responders, health care workers, and other frontline workers experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.

Sent May 7, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3976 · "Healthy Citizens and Healthy Business Act."

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3980 · Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support healthcare education.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3982 · Requires health care facilities to adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke via use of smoke evacuation system.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4000 · Requires retail establishments to allow individuals with certain medical conditions access to employee restrooms.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4001 · Establishes certain regulations regarding vapor products.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4003 · Restricts use of restrictive employment covenants for physicians and nurses.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Reported out after 49 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4004 · Establishes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Task Force on Racial and Health Disparities.*

Sent May 4, 2020 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 4009 · Establishes certain penalties on clinical laboratories regarding receipt of Medicaid overpayments, and on entities engaged in business with such clinical laboratories.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4012 · Authorizes pharmacists to order and administer test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) consistent with federal guidance; requires health benefits and Medicaid coverage for tests.*

Sent May 4, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 52 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4015 · Establishes "Long-Term Care Facility Infectious Disease Preparedness and Home Health Care Study Commission."

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4016 · Establishes the New Jersey Rare Disease Advisory Council.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Reported out after 254 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 4018 · Requires certain physicians to provide certain patients written notification explaining how to obtain medical records.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4019 · Authorizes certain forms of testing for coronavirus disease 2019.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 4021 · Requires DOH to administer coronavirus disease 2019 antibody testing.

Sent May 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3961 · Authorizes use of telemedicine and telehealth in connection with medicinal cannabis program for duration of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency.

Sent May 1, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3932 · Requires coronavirus disease 2019 testing for certain persons.

Sent April 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3941 · Provides for funds received from opioid litigation or settlements to be dedicated for use in financing substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs and services in New Jersey.

Sent April 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3942 · Requires hospital to permit individual to accompany woman during childbirth.

Sent April 13, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 18 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 3953 · Requires hospitals to report coronavirus disease 2019 demographic data.

Sent April 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3869 · Requires opioid antidote prescriptions for certain patients.

Sent March 23, 2020 · Reported out after 213 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3873 · Requires children's meals served in restaurants to meet certain nutritional standards.

Sent March 23, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3633 · Establishes requirements concerning the provision of postpartum care information and the development of individualized postpartum care plans.

Sent March 16, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 315 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3635 · Requires DOH to provide for voluntary registration of trauma scene waste management service providers and establish trauma scene waste management registry.

Sent March 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3656 · Establishes Commission on Transgender Equality.

Sent March 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3676 · Requires certain parking garages to have on-site emergency vehicle capable of accessing low-clearance areas.

Sent March 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3721 · Requires implicit bias training for physicians.

Sent March 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3725 · "Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act"; prohibits dismemberment abortions.

Sent March 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3762 · Permits registered nurse employed in administrative capacity to provide health care in dialysis centers.

Sent March 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3800 · Establishes "Pediatric Cancer Research Fund" and establishes requirements for disbursement of monies deposited in fund; provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns for pediatric research. *

Sent March 16, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 462 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3831 · Establishes "New Jersey Alzheimer's Disease Master Plan Study Commission."

Sent March 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3837 · Prohibits excessive price increases during period of declared abnormal market disruption.

Sent March 16, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 1194 · Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $16.5 million for direct support professional wage increase.

Sent March 5, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3202 · Establishes the New Jersey Rare Disease Advisory Council.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 72 days

Assembly Bill 3213 · Increases criminal penalties for selling fetal tissue and requires documentation of costs associated with processing, transportation, and storage.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3215 · Establishes criminal penalties for physicians who fail to provide certain information prior to performing abortion procedure involving donation of cadaveric fetal tissue.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3232 · Designated as "Protection of Fetuses from Dismemberment Abortion Act"; prohibits dismemberment abortions.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 20 days

Assembly Bill 3233 · Requires hourly reimbursement rate for home health aide services provided through Statewide Respite Care Program and Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving Program to be no less than Medicaid fee-for-service rate for personal care services; makes appr

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3273 · Establishes Children's Health Promotion Fund.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3279 · Revises certain definitions in "Gestational Carrier Agreement Act."

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3284 · Requires pharmacies to maintain minimum stock of opioid antidote.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3287 · Requires counties to make available voluntary medical identification cards containing relevant patient health information.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3288 · Requires first responders to transport persons treated for drug overdose to hospital emergency department.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3289 · Prohibits sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices at pharmacies and certain businesses with on-site pharmacies.*

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3290 · Prohibits substitution of prescribed epilepsy medication without notification and written consent of physician and patient; requires prescription to include notation of epilepsy diagnosis.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3293 · Establishes remote medical consultation assistance grant program in DOH.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3294 · Prohibits substitution of prescribed epilepsy drugs by pharmacists without prior notification to and written consent of physician and patient.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3295 · "Mental Health Access Act;" increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3296 · "Community Mental Health Safety Net Act"; requires DHS to provide cost-based reimbursement on quarterly basis for certain mental health and substance use disorder treatment services through June 2020; makes appropriation.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3297 · Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $16.5 million for direct support professional wage increase.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3302 · Allows pharmacists to prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives under certain circumstances.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3305 · Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3326 · Allows hospitals to construct housing and provide wrap-around services for individuals who are homeless or housing insecure.*

Sent February 25, 2020 · Reported out after 377 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3327 · Requires State registrar to permit county surrogate to provide certified copy of death certificate to authorized person under certain circumstances.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Reported out after 181 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 3333 · Requires urgent care and retail health clinics to have defibrillator on site and employees trained to use defibrillator.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3356 · Exempts physicians from controlled dangerous substance registration requirements of Division of Consumer Affairs.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3360 · Revises requirements and training standards for first responders under New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3364 · Establishes Office of Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Use Control Policy to reduce incidence of substance use disorder and tobacco use.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3419 · Creates registry of individuals who required medical assistance as result of misusing controlled dangerous substance.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3421 · Requires medical testing for certain persons in circumstances when first responders may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3432 · Designates month of November as "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Awareness Month" in NJ.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3459 · "HOPE Initiative Act;" requires establishment of public awareness campaign to educate citizens about dangers and causes of, and appropriate responses to, heroin and opioid addiction.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3460 · Modifies "New Jersey Tort Claims Act" to provide for State to be strictly liable for injuries caused by State-mandated vaccines.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3461 · Revises requirements for administration of vaccines to patients.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3475 · Requires Commissioner of Health to establish public health campaign on autism spectrum disorders.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3495 · Establishes certain protocols for prescribing and dispensing benzodiazepine.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3512 · Requires DHS to establish public awareness campaign concerning civil and criminal immunity provided under P.L.2013, c.46.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3516 · Grants gross income tax deduction to mental health care professionals providing services in the State.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3558 · Requires insurers to provide information about organ donation and allows insurers to limit reimbursement for organ transplant if recipient has not made gift pursuant to Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3559 · Requires vitamin K to be administered to newborns within six hours of birth.

Sent February 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3110 · Establishes certain minimum and maximum temperatures in rooming and boarding houses, dementia care homes, and certain nursing homes and residential health care facilities.*

Sent February 24, 2020 · Reported out after 324 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2842 · Imposes requirements on certain pediatric emergency departments; requires DOH to include information on pediatric emergency departments in its annual hospital performance report.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2845 · Revises requirements for certification of homemaker-home health aides, including establishing timeframe requirements for issuance of conditional and final certifications.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2847 · Establishes pilot program for incentive-based value payment system for home health agencies and health care service firms.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2850 · "New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2851 · Requires practitioners to disclose business relationship with out-of-State facilities when making patient referrals to those facilities.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2868 · Requires DOE to establish NJ Dyslexia website.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2869 · Expands prescription monitoring program to include veterinarians.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2871 · Provides for Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for mental health services provided through telepsychiatry.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2873 · Requires State to reimburse counties for costs paid for maintenance of county patients in State psychiatric hospitals who are eligible for federal Medicare or Medicaid coverage.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2875 · Makes annual appropriation of $425,000 for financial assistance program for persons with cystic fibrosis.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2880 · Repeals requirement for general hospitals and State psychiatric hospitals to hold annual public meetings.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2961 · Requires annual suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2978 · Prohibits using cadaveric fetal tissue obtained from elective abortion procedure for research purposes and using any cadaveric fetal tissue to research cosmetic treatments.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2979 · "Addiction Medicine Philanthropy Act"; provides physicians who provide uncompensated care for treatment of substance use disorders with $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in actions alleging medical malpractice.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3003 · Exempts sales of condoms from sales and use tax.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3018 · Establishes protection from adverse employment action for authorized medical cannabis patients.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3025 · Permits young adult who is claimed as a dependent on a relative's tax return to receive Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance benefits.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3026 · Requires retail health clinics to develop policies and procedures identifying services provided by the clinics.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3029 · Allows other licensed healthcare providers trained in evaluation and management of concussions in addition to physicians to provide written clearance for student-athlete return to competition.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3033 · Clarifies that apologies by health care facilities and professionals to patients or their representatives for adverse events disclosed under "Patient Safety Act" are excluded from discovery and inadmissible in legal actions involving facilities and profes

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3042 · Establishes patient-centered medical home program.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3043 · Establishes "New Jersey Community Health Worker Program" in DOH to facilitate linking medically underserved communities with health care resources.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3049 · Establishes prescription drug pricing disclosure requirements and measures to reduce prescription drug costs.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3078 · Requires DHS to make list of drugs with "black box" warnings accessible through its website.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3079 · "Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."

Sent February 20, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 3080 · Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.

Sent February 20, 2020 · Reported out after 186 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2546 · "Uncompensated Pending Medicaid Beneficiary Payment Relief Act"; provides compensation relief to nursing facilities when resident's Medicaid eligibility determination is delayed more than 90 days.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2552 · Requires Commissioners of DOH and DHS to perform language needs assessment.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2641 · Revises procedures for processing incomplete Medicaid applications; exempts asset transfers of up to $500 per month during look back period for determining eligibility for long-term care services.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2642 · Requires hospitals to inquire whether patients have substance use disorder and establish protocols for providing or referring to treatment.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2643 · Requires certain facilities to set aside beds for Medicaid-eligible individuals.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2644 · Requires Medicaid cover emergency contraception without requiring prescription or other authorization.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2645 · Directs Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services to collaborate for purposes of evidence-based policy review; makes an appropriation.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2648 · Establishes Medicaid demonstration project to cover room and board services for certain terminally ill patients in the home or other non-institutional setting.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2650 · Establishes performance and training standards for certain Medicaid transportation services and requires DHS to report compliance with standards.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2652 · Requires forms for informed consent for health care to be separate from forms related to assignment of insurance benefits or financial arrangements.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2654 · Requires DOH to update epilepsy website and increase public outreach efforts.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2655 · Provides Medicaid and certain insurers access to Prescription Monitoring Program.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2656 · Requires retail pharmacies to stock and dispense emergency contraception.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2657 · Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services; designated as the Mental Health Access Act.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2658 · Requires Commissioner of Health to establish public awareness campaign on toxic shock syndrome.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2659 · Requires managed care plans, SHBP and SEHBP, to provide for reasonable accommodation in accessing providers for persons with physical disabilities.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2660 · Requires Commissioner of Health to establish maternity care public awareness campaign.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2662 · Requires hepatitis B to be considered a priority under "Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative."

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2670 · Requires distribution of family leave informational materials to certain patients.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2671 · Prohibits excessive charges for drugs developed by publicly funded research.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2673 · Directs Commissioner of Health to establish public awareness campaign concerning importance of vaccinations.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2681 · Permits import of Canadian prescription drugs.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2684 · Authorizes public libraries to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by librarian or other trained library employee.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2750 · Prohibits certain medical examinations on female patients without informed consent.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2755 · Provides gross income tax credit for value of certain voluntarily provided treatment of opioid use disorder and immunity from civil liability for such treatment.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2758 · Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross tax returns for New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2780 · Prohibits pharmacies from charging additional fee for processing prescriptions transmitted by telephone or electronic means.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2789 · Establishes limitations on and conditions associated with prescribers' acceptance of compensation from pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2791 · Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors accept and provide a rebate for certain returned drugs.

Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Senate Bill 619 · Permits use of telemedicine and telehealth to authorize patients for medical cannabis and to issue written instructions for dispensing medical cannabis. *

Sent February 13, 2020 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2324 · Codifies certain regulatory provisions regarding controlled dangerous substances and prescription monitoring.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2326 · Revises "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" to prohibit smoking at certain outdoor public places.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2327 · Establishes Task Force on Institutional Discrimination in Health Care.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2328 · Prohibits use of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products by food delivery drivers while engaged in food delivery.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2329 · Requires Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services in DHS to accept permanent change of station order for purposes of satisfying residency requirement for provision of home and community based services under certain circumstances.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2330 · Requires Medicaid preferred drug lists to provide for coverage of buprenorphine for treatment of chronic pain.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2331 · Requires certain hospitals to provide sexual assault treatment training for certain staff.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2332 · Requires that certain medical education programs give priority to certain applicants.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2333 · Establishes three-year Medicaid demonstration project to pay for certain drugs according to value-based system.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2334 · Establishes requirements for incentive-based value payment system for home health agencies and health care service firms.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2335 · Appropriates $200,000 to DOH for evidence-based evaluation of Charity Care hospital subsidy program.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2342 · Requires each hospital board of trustees to adopt a written policy governing conflicts of interest.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2351 · "Informed Consent for Vaccination Act"; revises requirements for administration of vaccines to patients.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2378 · Requires pharmacies to effectuate drug discontinuation orders.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2393 · Requires Division of Purchase and Property to provide additional notification of contracting opportunities to vendors or potential vendors providing or interested in providing home health care services to State agencies.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2418 · Establishes Prescription Drug Affordability Board; appropriates $1,000,000. *

Sent February 3, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 464 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2433 · Requires Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services to facilitate establishment of four new recovery community centers.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2437 · Creates "Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Pilot Program."

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2439 · Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2443 · Allows gross income tax deductions totaling $300,000 over five taxable years for certain primary care physicians.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2472 · Establishes Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Form Registry.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2474 · Deletes prior authorization requirements by certain insurers for accessing certain health care services.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2488 · Prohibits excessive increases in prices charged for essential off-patent and generic prescription drugs and biological products.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2508 · Establishes New Jersey Dietary Supplements Task Force to make recommendations concerning safety and regulation of dietary supplements sold in New Jersey.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2511 · Requires hospitals to maintain passive audio or visual mechanism for alerting emergency department staff to presence of non-ambulance vehicles containing patients.

Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2279 · Establishes pilot program for integrated system of treatment for opioid use disorders.

Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2280 · Criminalizes certain payments for referral of patients to substance use disorder treatment facilities.*

Sent January 27, 2020 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 2283 · Requires county health departments to maintain reserve stock of opioid antidotes to dispense to certain entities on interim basis to ensure uninterrupted supply.

Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2303 · Establishes Office of State Dental Director and New Jersey Oral Health Commission.

Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 116 · Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to patient undergoing chemotherapy.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 262 · "Steven Schmincke's Law"; facilitates sober living home construction financing.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 263 · Requires persons picking up prescriptions for Schedule II controlled dangerous substances to present identification.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 264 · Permits patients to indicate that they should not be prescribed opiates and certain other controlled substances in prescription monitoring program information.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 277 · Requires public members of Drug Utilization Review Board to disclose financial interests and benefits received from and investment interests held in pharmaceutical distributors, pharmaceutical manufacturers, or pharmacy benefits managers.*

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 288 · Requires the Division of Consumer Affairs to establish electronic monitoring system for pain management agreements, to be linked to, and used in association with, Prescription Monitoring Program.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 316 · Prohibits smoking within 20 feet of areas outside of indoor public places or workplaces.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 340 · Requires health care representative to make health care decisions for incapacitated patient in accordance with patient's religious beliefs.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 371 · Permits cardiologist to bear full legal and medical responsibility for medical treatment of patient within ambulatory care facility irrespective of whether cardiologist is physician who treats patient within ambulatory care facility.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 400 · Establishes Children's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 401 · Provides for identification and study of infant fatalities and near fatalities resulting from vaccination; requires inclusion of vaccination information in sudden infant death reports; and requires use of federal infant death reporting form.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 466 · Requires health care facility staff to provide certain counseling following miscarriages and State registrar to establish certificate of birth.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 469 · Requires health care practitioners prescribing opioid medications on first-time basis, or to minor children, to limit amount of prescribed medication to seven-day supply, except in certain circumstances.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 488 · Excludes certain Medicaid income from gross income tax.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 523 · Requires clinical laboratory that provides services for accountable care organization to establish clinical laboratory testing advisory board.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 526 · Establishes "Fund to Prevent Use of Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices"; supports activities to prevent use and promote awareness of associated health conditions.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 540 · Expands Medicare health care coverage to all New Jersey residents.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 600 · Provides for medical exemption from influenza vaccination based on allergy to any vaccine ingredient.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 610 · Exempts from sales and use tax sales of medical marijuana.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 618 · Establishes air quality standards and requires certificate from Commissioner of Health for operation of indoor ice arenas, indoor motorsports arenas, and special indoor motorsports events.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 664 · "Reproductive Donation Safety Act."

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 680 · Establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, and intersex residents of long-term care facilities.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 685 · Provides that Maintenance of Certification is not required for licensed physicians to perform certain professional activities in State.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 687 · Authorizes pharmacists to dispense HIV prophylaxis without individual prescription under certain circumstances; mandates prescription benefits coverage.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 688 · Requires psychiatric hospitals to provide certain notices and reports of major, moderate, and minor injuries occurring therein, and requires DOH to investigate causes of major and moderate injury.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 689 · Establishes Office of the Independent Monitor of State Psychiatric Hospitals.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 706 · Establishes maternity care standards for general hospitals providing maternity care.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 735 · Establishes "Opioid Prevention and Rehabilitation Program Fund" and tax on opioid drugs.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 746 · Requires certain ambulances to carry epinephrine.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 477 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 796 · Requires licensure of pain management clinics, establishes process to identify abnormal drug usage and prescribing practices, modifies requirements for opioid prescriptions and medication-assisted treatment, authorizes use of non-opioid advance directives

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 798 · Establishes local drug overdose fatality review teams.*

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 419 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 828 · Provides Medicaid coverage to eligible pregnant women for 365-day period beginning on last day of pregnancy.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 834 · Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriation of $4.5 million for St. Francis Medical Center.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 835 · Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from possessing electronic smoking devices.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 836 · Amends law to extend length of postpartum coverage for Medicaid services for eligible pregnant women to 180-day period.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 858 · "Patient Protection Act"; establishes requirements concerning the transfer and referral of certain patients receiving health care services.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 890 · Directs DOH to develop plan to phase out use of latex gloves in health care facilities and food establishments.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 892 · Expands University Hospital board of directors membership from 11 to 13 members; designates University Hospital as rural hospital.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 945 · Permits pharmacists to adjust increment in which medication is dispensed for certain prescriptions.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 959 · Requires hospital laboratories and bio-analytical or clinical laboratories to offer test for hepatitis C to certain individuals; authorizes certain laboratories to perform rapid tests for hepatitis C.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 960 · Requires bio-analytical or clinical laboratory conducting hepatitis C screening test to draw and store blood for confirmation test.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 961 · Requires licensure for manufacturers, distributors, wholesale dealers, and retail dealers of electronic smoking devices and related products.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 963 · Establishes central registry for sickle cell trait diagnoses; provides for informational outreach and genetic counseling.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 964 · Prohibits sale of menthol cigarettes.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 965 · Requires Commissioner of DOH to assess how to increase number of teaching hospitals and medical residency programs throughout State.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 966 · Prohibits sale of menthol cigarettes and sale or distribution of flavored electronic smoking devices and related products.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 967 · Prohibits use of coupons, price rebates, and price reduction promotions in sales of tobacco and vapor products.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 969 · Clarifies statutory exemptions from mandatory immunization requirements for child care center and school attendance.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 971 · Requires hospital, bio-analytical, and clinical laboratories to provide information and offer of HIV screening to patients living in areas with high prevalence of HIV.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 977 · Prohibits delivery of electronic smoking devices and tobacco products to individuals under 21 years of age.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 978 · Requires health insurance carriers to provide list of alternative drugs to health care professionals, pharmacists, and covered persons under certain circumstances.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 979 · Requires DOH to establish maternity care evaluation protocols.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 980 · Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 983 · Prohibits sale of flavored cigars.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 984 · Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to provide information to Statewide 2-1-1 telephone system regarding the location of safe disposal sites for hypodermic syringes and needles and prescription drugs.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 986 · Requires physician to offer to test patient for dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency prior to chemotherapy.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 477 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 992 · Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 993 · Revises licensure and operational requirements for vapor businesses; revises taxes imposed on vapor products.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1022 · Directs DOH to develop standardized perinatal health curriculum for community health workers.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1061 · Requires DOH and DHS to identify and take appropriate steps to secure federal sources of funding to support maternal mental health.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 331 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1067 · Requires Commissioner of Health to designate special care nursing facility to treat patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders dual diagnosis.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1079 · Requires certain health care professionals to undergo explicit and implicit bias training.*

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1088 · Exempts specialty heart hospital from 0.53 percent hospital assessment under certain circumstances.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1108 · "Mary's Law"; requires Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide direct payments for purchases of specialized, modified motor vehicles.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1112 · Enters New Jersey into Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 671 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1118 · Requires certain State employees receive mental health first aid training.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1169 · Provides gross income tax credit to certain taxpayers who pay for certain in-home services through health care service firm.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 505 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1176 · Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services. *

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

Assembly Bill 1230 · Creates Clinical Trials Working Group.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1242 · Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DOH and expansion of program to all counties.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1244 · Requires DOH to establish standardized requirements for registration of vendors in health care facilities.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1289 · Allows gross income tax deduction for certain qualified charity care services provided by qualified physicians.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1346 · Limits ability of State Medicaid program to seek recovery for improper enrollment due to administrative error when enrollee never received services.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1364 · Establishes process for independent informal dispute resolution hearings in DOH.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1376 · Requires primary care physicians, when developing or supplementing patient's medical history, to check prescription monitoring information and make verbal inquiries about patient's personal and familial experience with substance use disorders.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1403 · Requires certain hospitals to complete Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1406 · Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for private duty nursing services.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1412 · Establishes annual cost of living adjustment based on Consumer Price Index for certain children, youth and family services organizations.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1419 · Revises identification badge requirements for hospital staff.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1464 · Requires DOH to establish uniform standards for retail food establishment health and sanitary evaluation placards.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1477 · Establishes Prescription Drug Review Commission; requires production costs be reported for certain prescription drugs.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1488 · Prohibits attempts by mental health professionals to change sexual orientation of adults.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1489 · Expressly prohibits invasive examination of unconscious patient by health care practitioner without patient's prior informed written consent.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 720 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1493 · Permits EMT, paramedic, or investigator for county medical examiner's office to make determination and pronouncement of death under certain circumstances.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1506 · Extends "Epinephrine Access and Emergency Treatment Act" to include administration of epinephrine auto-injector devices by individuals in possession of devices pursuant to personal prescriptions.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1515 · Authorizes medical marijuana for treatment of substance use disorder; authorizes all patients to be dispensed medical marijuana in edible form.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1519 · Authorizes first responders to obtain, administer, and dispense opioid antidotes, with immunity, pursuant to Statewide standing order issued by State health official; makes clarifying changes to "Overdose Prevention Act."

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1551 · Requires testing for infectious disease for certain persons who have been administered opioid antidote by first responder.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1554 · Establishes Overdose Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1560 · Establishes certain requirements concerning resident supervision at residential health care facilities.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1603 · Requires human papillomavirus vaccinations for students in grades six through 12.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1635 · Permits use of telemedicine and telehealth to authorise patients for medical cannabis and to issue written instructions for dispensing medical cannabis.*

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1685 · Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1686 · Reduces ambulatory care facility assessment.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1721 · Requires certain restaurant chains to provide sodium information for items offered for sale.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1726 · Requires presence of basic life support ambulance during all competitive eating events.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1753 · Requires certain hospitals to establish bereavement areas.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1760 · "Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1781 · Authorizes psychiatric advanced practice nurses to complete certain certificates required for involuntary commitment to treatment.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1784 · Authorizes visiting advanced practice nurses who are not certified by endorsement in New Jersey to engage in the limited practice of prescribing medications and devices, if they have appropriate educational qualifications.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1786 · Provides that biennial renewal of license or certificate issued by New Jersey Board of Nursing is due on professional's birthday.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1791 · Requires hospitals to establish nurse staffing committees.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1810 · Requires DOH to issue license to provide elective angioplasty services to certain qualifying hospitals located in counties of the third class.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1837 · "Listening to Mothers Survey Act"; requires DOH to establish survey to evaluate and improve maternity care access and services.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1840 · Revises requirements for emergency medical services delivery.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1841 · Allows gross income tax deduction for amounts paid for removal of lead, asbestos, sodium, chloride, and other contaminants from taxpayer's property.**

Sent January 14, 2020 · Moved on without a report after 335 days · then passed the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 1885 · Revises requirements for operation of mobile intensive care programs and paramedic licensure.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1972 · "Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act."

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1980 · Revises access and reporting requirements for New Jersey Immunization Information System.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1989 · Revises effective date of P.L.2017, c.283 concerning licensure of one-room surgical practices.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 1992 · Establishes "NJ One Health Task Force."

Sent January 14, 2020 · Reported out after 331 days · did not pass the General Assembly

Assembly Bill 2022 · Prohibits pre-approval or precertification of cancer treatments, tests, procedures and prescription drugs covered under health benefits or prescription drug benefits plans.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2032 · Requires registration, inspection, testing, cleaning, and disinfection of cooling towers to control outbreaks of Legionnaire's Disease.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2047 · Revises criteria for payment of charity care to certain hospitals.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2050 · Establishes restrictions on designation of new trauma centers.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2088 · Requires hospitals to provide breast cancer patients with information concerning reconstructive surgery; prohibits certain provisions in managed care plan contracts.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2098 · Requires certain health care practitioners to disclose criminal and disciplinary history to patients.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2099 · Expands list of health care professionals authorized to provide certain services and supports in connection with stillbirth.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2127 · Revises eligibility requirements for reimbursement from "Emergency Medical Technician Training Fund."

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2130 · Increases penalties for sale of tobacco and electronic smoking devices to persons under age 21.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2144 · Requires pilot programs on both advanced imaging services and elective surgical procedures in SHBP and SEHBP.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2159 · Requires hospitals to establish sepsis recognition and treatment protocols.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2160 · Prohibits certain steering and marketing practices involving dispensing of prescription drugs and drug samples.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2180 · Requires Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to develop standard prior authorization form for prescription drug benefits for use by network providers.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2181 · Requires all Medicaid managed care organization to permit all pharmacies in State to dispense prescriptions for all covered medications.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2183 · Requires nursing homes to permit use of electronic monitoring devices at request of resident.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2209 · Establishes registration and operational requirements for retail health clinics and urgent care facilities.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2254 · Provides medical cannabis is not subject to State sales tax.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

Assembly Bill 2262 · Requires certain businesses to notify customers about availability of no-cost help with applying for public assistance programs.

Sent January 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days