Bills in the 2014–2015 Session, Senate.
Joseph F. Vitale
Sponsored
Became law9
Requires that certain health care facilities be generator ready; allows health care facilities to qualify for NJEDA loans for cost of generators.
Permits adoptees and certain others to obtain adoptee's original birth certificate and other related information.
Revises requirements for licensure and creates physician-delegated scope of practice for physician assistants.
Requires Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services to annually prepare substance use treatment provider performance report, and make available to public.*
Extends "Overdose Prevention Act" immunity provisions to certain professionals and professional entities, and permits needle exchange programs to obtain standing order for opioid antidote.*
Requires DHS and DOC to formulate joint arrangement and plan to ensure provision of mental health and substance use disorder services to inmates.*
Limits liability of caregivers when facilitating normalcy for children in foster care.
Clarifies best interests of the child should be primary consideration in actions undertaken by State governmental entities and courts of law.
Provides that if minor appears to have been sexually assaulted, health care professionals in addition to physicians may authorize forensic sexual assault examination and medical care without parental consent.*
Vetoed3
Authorizes certain gestational carrier agreements.
Revises procedure for issuance of amended birth certificate for person who has undergone change in sex.
Provides for licensure of ambulatory care facilities to provide integrated primary care services including behavioral health care.
Passed the Senate5
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to offer hepatitis C testing to certain individuals; authorizes certain labortories to perform rapid hepatitis C testing.*
Requires newborn infant screening for tongue tie.
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Requires establishment of processes to identify Medicaid eligible incarcerated individuals who are awaiting pre-trial release determinations, are being released following period of incarceration, or are undergoing inpatient hospital treatment.*
Increases age for helmet requirement for bicycling, roller skating, and skateboarding to 17 and younger; extends helmet requirement to ice skaters and operators of non-motorized scooters.
Out of committee22
Requires municipalities which license peddlers and solicitors to accept background check results from other municipalities.*
Directs New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to study and report on potential revenue generating services of rest areas and service plazas. *
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Clarifies that insurance broker transparency requirement only applies to sale of health benefits plans.
Permits health care providers to report certain patient health problems to MVC.
Exempts veterans' organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fee.
Allows certain State agencies to sell Internet advertisements on agencies' websites as pilot program.*
Establishes requirements for pharmacists to dispense biological products.*
Imposes a wholesale sales and use tax rate on tobacco products, imposes tax on electronic cigarettes and similar nicotine delivery products, changes tax base, and requires licenses to conduct business in tobacco products.*
Permits the incorporation of psychologists.
"Art Therapist Licensing Act."
Requires one-time application for requesting services for individuals with developmental disabilities from DCF and DHS.
Establishes certain requirements for hospitals regarding patient-designated caregivers.
Requires Medicaid coverage for diabetes self-management education, training, services, and equipment for patients diagnosed with diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes.*
Permits transmittal of certain land use documents via email.
Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services.
Establishes remote medical consultation assistance grant program in DOH.
Requires development and maintenance of database to advise public about open bed availability in residential substance use disorders treatment facilities.
Requires MVC to allow submission of "Next-of-Kin Registry" information by mail.*
Mandates health benefits coverage for opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties.
Designates State Highway 184 in Woodbridge Township as "Bruce Turcotte Memorial Highway."
Permits candidates for school board to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot; permits short nonpolitical designation of principles on petitions and ballots; provides for study of impact of changes.
In committee136
The "Out-of-network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act."
Provides corporation business tax credit for certain investment in manufacturing equipment and manufacturing facility renovation, modernization, and expansion, or hiring and training of new employees for manufacturing purposes.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Requires public utilities to set bill due date to no earlier than 28 days past postmarked date if mailed by regular mail, or 28 days past sent date if sent electronically.
Requires policy on use of alternative dispute resolution for State agencies; expands duties of Dispute Settlement Office of Department of Public Advocate.
Revises the statutes concerning oaths and affidavits.
Establishes gross income tax credit for cost of certain postage for sending goods to members of United States Armed Forces and National Guard who are serving their country away from home.
"Health Care Transparency and Disclosure Act."
Clarifies intent of Legislature to protect certain senior tenants; aligns housing age restrictions with federal law.
Requires "just compensation" for condemnation of single-family residence to be based on cost of comparable relocation properties within 20 mile radius.
Requires surgical practices to be licensed by DHS as ambulatory care facilities.
Revises requirements for emergency medical services delivery.
Removes statute of limitations in certain civil actions for sexual abuse; expands categories of defendants liable in such actions.
"Healthcare Disclosure and Transparency Act."
"Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; eliminates requirement of joint protocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication.
Permits municipalities to hold certain inactive liquor licenses reserved for smart growth developments for an additional five years.
Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.
Revises statutes regarding practice of physical therapy.
Provides that President of Municipal Clerks' Association of New Jersey and one additional public member serve as members of Government Records Council.
Permits water and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings.
Clarifies deadline to request mail-in ballot application.
Allows gross income tax deduction for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
Requires DHS to make list of drugs with "black box" warnings accessible through its website.
Concerns hospital asset transformation program.
Requires party bidding on, or performing, a State contract to provide employee health care benefits.
"Revised State Medical Examiner Act"; establishes Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in DOH.
Increases additional penalty assessment for drunk driving; dedicates revenue to VCCB.
Establishes and enhances certain insurance fraud prevention measures.
Clarifies the effective date of the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
Establishes "Rutgers, The State University Study Commission."
Establishes process for county colleges to offer baccalaureate degree nursing programs.
Makes various changes to current system for approval, issuance, administration, and discontinuance of various types of special license plates.
Removes statutory authority of DOH and Board of Medical Examiners over medical standards governing declarations of death upon the basis of neurological criteria.
Requires registered qualifying patient's authorized use of medical marijuana to be considered equivalent to use of any other prescribed medication.
Provides premium assistance to certain small employers who purchase health benefits plans; appropriates $10 million.
Establishes certain requirements, including allowable fees, for provision of medical records to patients, legally authorized representatives, and authorized third parties.
Requires coverage of medication therapy management in Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare.
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of nonprofit community agencies from using title of psychologist.
Requires certain health care facilities to offer, and health care workers to receive, annual influenza vaccination.
Establishes permanent sterile syringe access program; appropriates $95,000.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Program in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Supplemental appropriation of $2 million for grants to certain nursing schools to address shortage of nursing faculty.
"New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."
Prohibits substitution of prescribed epilepsy drugs by pharmacists without prior notification to and written consent of physician and patient.
Requires newly licensed registered professional nurse to attain baccalaureate degree in nursing within 10 years of initial licensure.
Establishes minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and ambulatory surgery facilities and certain DHS facilities.
Makes technical corrections to individual health coverage and small employer health benefits programs and to NJ FamilyCare.
Revises "Local Bond Law" provisions to exempt certain energy projects from appropriation requirement for five percent down payment.
Regulates physician profiling programs used by managed care networks.
Prohibits bio-analytical laboratories from charging certain patients more than 115% of the applicable Medicare rate.
"Naturopathic Doctors Licensing Act."
Establishes Center for the Study of Health Care Billing Data.
Allows health maintenance organizations to include charity care assessments for purposes of meeting certain loss ratio requirements.
Clarifies that conversions of housing cooperatives into condominiums are subject to notice provisions of "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act."
Extends Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Fund and collection of annual surcharges for five years.
Expands the means to obtain a protective order for a minor.
Appropriates $1,886,375 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund to NJ Historic Trust for grant to Proprietary House Association for historic preservation purposes.
Defines "mobile home park" as "multiple dwelling" for inspection purposes.
Concerns eligible municipalities under the urban transit hub credit.
Creates new taxable category of alcoholic beverages called flavored malt beverages, imposes separate rate of taxation on new category pursuant to alcoholic beverages tax and allocates associated revenue.
Authorizes creation of economic recovery districts; authorizes certain economic recovery district management corporations to issue bonds secured by incentive grants.
Concerns victim's right to rape care advocate under certain circumstances.
Requires audits of managed care plan provider networks.
Increases tobacco products wholesale sales and use tax rates to be on par with tax rate imposed on cigarettes under cigarette tax; dedicates revenue for smoking and tobacco use cessation programs.
Supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DHS for substance abuse treatment and prevention.
Appropriates $1,000,000 for outreach and enrollment activities in Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare programs.
"New Jersey All-Payer Claims Database Act"; establishes New Jersey All-Payer Claims Database and arbitration process for reimbursing out-of-network health care providers.
Requires at least one State developmental center in each region of State; requires certain factors to be considered for transfer of residents between developmental centers.
Provides for Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for mental health services provided through telepsychiatry.
Expands definition of "public building" for purposes of the CDS distribution laws.
"Group Home Fire Safety Act."
Rescinds recommendation of the Task Force on the Closure of State Developmental Centers and creates new task force.
"Dietitian/Nutritionist Licensing Act."
Concerns the delivery and oversight of coverage under certain health benefits plans; establishes Health Care Patient Ombudsperson in the Division of Consumer Affairs.
Prohibits retail motor fuel dealer from charging a credit card customer in excess of four percent above the purchase price for same fuel sold to customer paying by cash.
Changes priorities for financial assistance from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
Changes priorities for financial assistance from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
Establishes driving privilege cards for New Jersey residents who cannot prove lawful presence in United States.
Upgrades penalty for unlawful possession of certain firearms on grounds of an educational institution.
Provides that possession of air or spring gun for an unlawful purpose is a crime of the third degree.
Extends exemption from charitable immunity for certain civil actions to persons of any age who are beneficiaries of the nonprofit corporation.
Regulates teen nights by requiring security provided by police officers, prohibiting persons under age 15 from attending, and disqualifying registered sex offenders from employment.
Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
Conforms Megan's law to requirements of federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Permits municipalities to recover certain costs and fees from alcoholic beverage licensees charged with violations.
Establishes Sex Offender Management Commission; amends Megan's Law in response to federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Concerns cigarette manufacturers and production of certain tobacco products using roll-your-own tobacco machines at retail establishments within this State.
Permits municipal court to order certain offenders to perform community service in lieu of payment of penalty.
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
Designates September 11 each year "September 11 Remembrance Day" in New Jersey.
Requires local governments and school boards in SHBP/SEHBP to certify savings based on three bids from non-SHBP/SEHBP plans before continuing SHBP/SEHBP in new collective negotiations agreements.
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain warning about volume and hearing loss.
Creates an integrated State medical examiner system by increasing the authority of the State Medical Examiner regarding forensic investigations, establishing regional medical examiner offices, and eliminating the county medical examiner system.
Establishes strategic road salt reserve fund and strategic road salt reserve within DOT.
Exempts senior homeowners from municipal building permit fees.
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.
"Lactation Consultants Licensing Act."
Increases loss ratio reporting and disclosure requirements for carriers offering individual and group health insurance plans; applies loss ratio requirement to large group health insurance plans.
"Reproductive Donation Safety Act."
Provides for oversight of DHS contracts with providers serving persons with developmental disabilities.
Permits change in case manager for persons with developmental disabilities under certain circumstances.
Provides tax credit under corporation business tax and gross income tax for certain costs incurred in purchase of equipment used by private facilities to conduct motor vehicle safety inspections.
Authorizes Secretary of Higher Education to impose a fine against an institution of higher education that fails to appropriately respond to a student's allegation of sexual assault by another student.
Requires DHS to develop or purchase electronic health record system for use by certain agencies providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Amends and repeals sections of "Respiratory Care Practitioner Licensing Act."
Requires health care provider participating in carrier network to give notice to covered person of provider's referral to out-of-network provider.
Prohibits use of snares in trapping of wildlife.
Adds cyber-harassment to the domestic violence statutes.
Prohibits anti-tiering clauses in managed care health benefits plans.
Requires pawnbrokers to record and report certain information.
Requires disclosures of out-of-network services performed by health care providers under certain circumstances.
Allows municipality to establish reserved parking zone on property adjacent to disabled person's residence.
Requires pharmacies to install and maintain secure prescription medication drop-off receptacles, and Division of Consumer Affairs to post receptacle location information online.
Authorizes health care practitioners to provide health care services through telemedicine.
Requires money transmitters to provide training materials to delegates concerning financial abuse and exploitation of elder adults.
Automatically registers or updates voter registration as part of driver's license application or renewal.
Requires Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly to develop informational posters describing phone-based complaint procedure, to be conspicuously displayed in certain facilities.
Prohibits smoking in automobiles when children are present.
Establishes driver's license for residents who cannot prove lawful presence in US.
Establishes certain requirements for 9-1-1 public safety answering points and public safety dispatch points.
Strengthens requirements for accreditation, inspection, and general oversight of "surgical practices."
Clarifies DHS authority to regulate sober living homes and halfway houses as residential substance abuse aftercare facilities; requires background checks and other protections for residents of residential substance abuse facilities.
Requires DEP to offer to purchase and demolish certain contaminated residential property.
Prohibits use of smokeless tobacco in public schools.
Requires anyone receiving opioid antidote to treat drug overdose be provided with information concerning substance treatment programs and resources.
Revises application deadline for homestead property tax reimbursement program.
Requires AG and county prosecutor to remove information from website concerning persons indicted or prosecuted for crimes under certain circumstances.
Requires health benefits coverage for juvenile depression screenings.
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.
Requires managed care plans, SHBP and SEHBP, to provide for reasonable accommodation in accessing providers for persons with physical disabilities.
Authorizes pharmacists to provide opioid antidotes to patients without individual prescriptions, in accordance with standardized protocols to be adopted by Board of Pharmacy.
Makes changes to funding provisions for financial assistance and grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
Allows installment payments for senior and disabled property taxpayers to repay overpayments of homestead credits and homestead property tax reimbursements.
Establishes certain standards for health benefits plans with tiered network.
Places moratorium on implementation of certain tiered network health benefits plans until January 1, 2017.
Filed1
"Parkinson's Disease Public Awareness and Education Act."
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law9
Directs New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to study and report on potential revenue generating services of rest areas and service plazas.*
Requires municipalities which license peddlers and solicitors to accept certain background check results from other municipalities.**
"Art Therapist Licensing Act."
Establishes requirements for pharmacists to dispense biological products.*
Permits transmittal of certain land use documents via email.
Requires development and maintenance of database to advise public about open bed availability in residential substance use disorders treatment facilities.
Permits candidates for school board to circulate petitions jointly and be bracketed together on ballot; permits short nonpolitical designation of principles on petitions and ballots; provides for study of impact of changes.
Requires MVC to allow submission of "Next-of-Kin Registry" information by mail.*
Designates State Highway 184 in Woodbridge Township as "Bruce Turcotte Memorial Highway."
Vetoed2
Requires Medicaid coverage for diabetes self-management education, training, services, and equipment for patients diagnosed with diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes. *
Mandates health benefits coverage for opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties. *
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Permits attending advanced practice nurse to determine cause of death and execute death certification of patient if nurse is patient's primary caregiver.
Provides for withholding of State payments to vendors for delinquent unemployment and disability taxes and charging administrative fees to the vendors.*
Permits students made homeless by act of terrorism or natural disaster to attend tuition-free the school district in which they resided prior to being homeless for two school years after the event.
Requires DCA to post on its website information about inspection reports for residential health care facilities, boarding homes, and emergency shelters for the homeless, and requires notifications to DHS and counties.*
Revises certain provisions of New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program.
Authorizes youth camps to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit trained employees to administer epinephrine to camp members suffering from anaphylaxis.
Authorizes Attorney General to coordinate Statewide law enforcement efforts against opioid drug abuse.*
Directs certain four-year public institutions of higher education to establish substance abuse recovery housing program.
Permits successful completion of special probation drug court program notwithstanding use od medication-assisted treatment.*
Authorizes optometrists to continue prescribing medications containing hydrocodone.
Establishes requirements for training programs for homemaker-home health aides in care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.*
Clarifies that Alzheimer's disease and related disorders may be listed as secondary cause of death on death certificate when appropriate.
Establishes a process to integrate certain health data and other data from publicly supported programs for population health research.*
Vetoed · 6
Prohibits the restraint of prisoners during and immediately after childbirth.
Raises minimum age for purchase and sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21.
Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing.*
Requires necessary services and supports to be provided to former residents of developmental centers transitioning to community placements.*
Removes restrictions on convicted drug offenders receiving general assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program.
Maintains property tax exemption for certain nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires these hospitals to pay community service contributions to host municipalities; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contributi
Passed the Senate · 5
Revises Newborn Screening program in DHSS.
Requires health care practitioners to inform patients of addiction potential of controlled dangerous substances prior to issuing prescription.
Requires review of Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure guidence for substance abuse instruction provided to public school students incorporates most recent evidence-based standards and practices.*
Requires hospital patient's medical record to include notation if patient has Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies that boycott Israel or Israeli businesses.
Out of committee · 22
Requires public school students in grades 9 through 12 to receive instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator prior to graduation*
Provides one-third of motor vehicle fine moneys generated through State Police issued tickets go to municipality where violation occurred.
Provides for presumptive parole; establishes parole compliance credits; requires inmate disciplinary database; bases commutation credits on custodial sentence.*
Requires schools to maintain supply of epinephrine and permit administration of epinephrine to any student having anaphylactic reaction.
Creates motor vehicle offense of smoking in a motor vehicle with a child present, and dedicates penalties to "Smoking Cessation Fund."*
Clarifies statutory exemptions from mandatory immunizations for students.
Prohibits smoking at public parks and beaches.
Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance.
Prohibits school district from denying student school breakfast or school lunch because payment is in arrears without prior notice to parent.
Requires DHS to use and update NJ Elder Index and related data to the extent possible.*
Prohibits existing child care subsidy recipient from being treated as a new applicant for subsidy after moving to a new county of residence.
Makes FY 2015 supplemental appropriation to DHS for $5 million for substance abuse prevention, and requires substance abuse prevention programs to be evidence-based.
Codifies "Project Medicine Drop" program; requires Division of Consumer Affairs to maintain secure prescription medicine drop-off receptacles at certain law enforcement agencies.*
Requires pharmacies and prescribers to notify patients about how to ensure proper and safe disposal of unused prescription drugs.
Directs poison control and drug information program to establish clearinghouse of drug overdose information, report on trends, and provide education on safe storage and disposal of medications; appropriates $500,000.
Provides Medicaid coverage for advance care planning.
Requires insurance producer licensing examination and registration materials to be offered in English and Spanish, and examination instructional materials to be available in Spanish.
"New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act"; establishes retirement savings program for certain workers.
Requires DOH to provide information about crib safety on its Internet website.
Creates Task Force on Construction Industry Workplace Safety and Health.
Establishes protection from adverse employment action for authorized medical marijuana patients.
Enters New Jersey in multistate Nurse Licensure Compact.*
In committee · 56
Provides loan redemption for certain physicians who work in State 10 years.
Requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified material.
Requires HIV tests for certain convicted sex offenders.
Authorizes disclosure by DCF of child abuse and neglect information to religious institutions.
Requires prescribers and pharmacists to check prescription monitoring program prior to prescribing and dispensing Schedule II drugs.
Revises statutes concerning firearms purchaser identification cards and handgun purchase permits; makes handgun purchase permit valid for four years.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Requires DHSS to post on website information concerning hospital emergency department staffing and services for pediatric patients.
Requires tenure charges be filed against any public school employee found to have bullied a student and requires the employment of any nontenured public school employee be terminated for such activity.
Requires certain disclosures in advertisements by health care professionals.
Establishes special license plates for honorably discharged veterans.
Requires certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities.
Establishes one-year moratorium on replacement of copper-based landline telephone service with non-copper-based landline or wireless telephone service; requires BPU to report to Governor and Legislature.
Requires public utilities to provide customers notice of request for increase in rates; revises requirements related to hearings on proposed rate increases.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Prohibits motor fuel wholesaler from increasing price more than once in 24-hour period.
Permits payments in subsidized adoption until child becomes 21 years of age under certain circumstances.
Allows application for PERS accidental disability benefit for injury sustained while employed at State psychiatric institution or correctional facility immediately prior to PERS membership.
Prohibits use of education and occupation as rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting.
Requires boards of education to adopt policies to make schools asthma-friendly.
The "Safe Playing Fields Act"; restricts use of lawn care pesticides at child care centers and certain schools.
Permits up to 10 children to be cared for by a registered family day care provider.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Allows establishment of county-wide purchasing system for certain school district services in certain counties; offers employment protections for certain food or custodial services employees; and regulates subcontracting by districts and public higher edu
Establishes the number of students to be supported under the veterinary medicine education program and a service requirement for students who participate in the program.
Authorizes Judiciary to revise or supplement fees, subject to limitations, to fund Legal Services of New Jersey and e-court information system; requires review and reporting on fees and expenditures of such fees.
Limits settings where certain surgeries may be performed.
Provides for notification to law enforcement authorities of discharge of certain persons brought to screening services for evaluation and assessment for mental health services.
Requires State designated children's hospitals to have Pediatric Emergency Physician on duty at all times in emergency department.
Clarifies that crime victim has a right to make a victim impact statement directly to the defendant at sentencing.
Extends time period for municipalities to commit to expend collected development fees and payments-in-lieu of constructing affordable units.
Concerns availability of services and administrative requirements of federally qualified health centers.
Concerns special needs trusts for persons with developmental disabilities.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Requires emergency action plans for delivery of oxygen to patient residences during public health emergency.
Provides for coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation benefits in Medicaid.
Prohibits use of tobacco products on the grounds of any public or private institution of higher education.
Prohibits sale of flavored cigars.
Permits a student to participate in certain voluntary surveys if the district sends prior written notification to the student's parents; limits use of information obtained from survey.
Clarifies DHS authority to license and regulate sober living homes.
Freezes managed care reimbursement rates for out-of-network health care providers until January 1, 2016.
Implements certain recommendations of the SCI report entitled "Scenes from an Epidemic" concerning prescription drug and herion abuse.
Exempts nursing mothers from jury duty.
Establishes "Right to Try Act" permitting terminally ill patients to access investigational drugs and treatment.
Revises laws concerning access to medical marijuana.
Dedicates $140,000 of revenue from motor vehicle violations to DHS for brain injury services.
Establishes licensure for steel construction contractors.
Restricts use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities.
Requires mental health evaluation for all animal cruelty offenders; designated as "Shyanne's Law."
Transfers Division of Mental Health Advocacy to DHS; re-titles director as Mental Health Advocate; provides diversion for mental health treatment for persons subject to prosecution in municipal court; appropriates $15,000,000.
"New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act"; authorizes issuance of $125,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects at public libraries; appropriates $5,000.
"The Child and Family Suicide Prevention Act;" requires training related to screening for suicide prevention for pediatricians, physician assistants, and advanced practice nurses.
Requires public school students with concussion to be evaluated by licensed health care professionals before return to school; requires school districts to provide restrictions or limitations to student as needed.
Establishes "New Jersey Task Force on Abuse of Persons who are Elderly or Disabled."
Requires carriers to disclose selection standards for placement of health care providers in tiered health benefits plan network; establishes oversight monitor to review compliance.
Requires health insurance carriers to comply with certain network adequacy requirements.
Filed · 1
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.