Bills in the 2020–2021 Session, Senate.
Joseph F. Vitale
Sponsored
Became law12
Enters New Jersey into Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
Repeals family cap in Work First New Jersey program.
Revises requirements for long-term care facilities to establish outbreak response plans.*
Authorizes expanded provision of harm reduction services to distribute sterile syringes and provide certain support services to persons who use drugs intravenously. **
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.*
Revises and expands authorization for any person or entity to obtain, distribute, and administer opioid antidotes.**
Permits expungement of possession or distribution of hypodermic syringe or needle offense in cases of previous expungement; repeals criminal offense of possession of syringe.
Repeals statute criminalizing sexual penetration while infected with venereal disease or HIV under certain circumstances; requires that in prosecutions for endangering another by creating substantial risk of transmitting infectious disease, name of defend
Eliminates premiums and waiting periods for certain NJ FamilyCare enrollees and directs DHS to implement additional targeted outreach initiatives to increase enrollment. **
Permits certain paramedics to administer buprenorphine.
Establishes Office of Food Insecurity Advocate.
Extends temporary emergency licensure of certain health care professionals.
Vetoed1
Permits PERS retiree to return to elective public office after retirement under certain circumstances. *
Passed the Senate6
Provides that purchase of insulin is not subject to deductible and requires health insurers to limit copayments and coinsurance for insulin.**
Allows municipality to establish reserved parking zone on property adjacent to disabled person's residence.
Concerns family leave and gestational carriers.
Prohibits sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices at certain pharmacies.*
Authorizes Governor to restrict rent increases on certain commercial tenants during emergency circumstances; enhances similar existing authority over rent increases on residential tenants.
Concerns employment security during changes in control of health care entities. *
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Requires public and nonpublic secondary schools to annually conduct written or verbal substance use screening on all students using a particular screening program.
Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services.
Requires replacement of the terms "mother" and "father" with the terms "parent or guardian" on all State blanks, forms, documents, and applications.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing.
Requires DOC and county correctional facilities to provide certain inmates with medication-assisted treatment.
Requires children's meals served in restaurants to meet certain nutritional standards.
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.
Requires DHS to develop outreach plan to inform certain students about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings.
Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.
Requires certain entities authorized to issue health benefits plans to pay annual assessment.
Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Establishes "Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Long-Term Planning Commission" in DHS.
Authorizes temporary rate adjustment for certain nursing facilities; appropriates $62.3 million.
Revises requirements for pharmacists to administer immunizations and authorizes pharmacists to administer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) immunization *.
Requires DOH to publish total number of COVID-19 deaths and cases in long-term care facilities.**
Concerns eligibility for extended unemployment benefits.
Permits syringes and related supplies to be exchanged via postal mail.
Changes current system for creation, issuance, administration, and discontinuance of various types of special license plate.
Allows county or municipal governing body to enter into revenue sharing agreement for alcoholic beverage sales by concessionaire permit holder.
Increases limit on number of social affairs permits that can be issued for one premises from 25 to 52 for designated premises owned by municipality or for event sponsored by municipality.
Allows costs of medical cannabis to be reimbursed by Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund, PAAD, Senior Gold and VCCO.
Permits school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians.
Requires Director of Division of Veterans' Healthcare Services in DMVA to have prior clinical and long-term care experience.
Directs DHS to develop mobile software program for SNAP recipients; appropriates $2 million. *
Establishes State supplement for federal summer food service program meals.
Requires that certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Temporarily waives certain basic life support services crewmember requirements.
Increases number of hospitals eligible for highest amount of charity care subsidy payment; appropriates $30 million. *
Revises and renames Office of Food Insecurity Advocate.
Concerns use of steel slag as aggregate.
Reduces from 18 to 12 number of specific credit hours required for Animal Health Technician job title in civil service; allows substitution of five years of experience for education requirement.
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Revises requirements for emergency medical services delivery.
Requires hospitals and health care professionals to offer hepatitis C testing to certain individuals; authorizes certain laboratories to perform rapid hepatitis C testing.
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 locking medicine cabinets in newly constructed homes.
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.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide coverage for medication and treatment for hepatitis C.
Requires health insurers, SHBP, and SEHBP to provide coverage for certain drug regimens for treatment of AIDS or HIV under certain circumstances.
Quinn Wilson's Law; provides a gross income tax credit for birth resulting in stillbirth.
Prohibits sale of menthol cigarettes.
Revises certain definitions in "Gestational Carrier Agreement Act."
Provides that sterile syringe access programs are inherently beneficial uses.
Requires health benefits coverage for intrauterine insemination.
Establishes "Comprehensive Geriatric Fall Prevention Pilot Program" in DHS; appropriates $11.7 million.
Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.
Makes child support arrearages collectable anytime by public welfare or other social services board or agency against obligor or obligor's estate based on amount of public assistance provided due to obligor's failure to pay support.
Amends law to extend length of postpartum coverage for Medicaid services for eligible pregnant women to 180-day period.
Revises identification badge requirements for hospital staff.
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.
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.
Makes various changes to current system for approval, issuance, administration, and discontinuance of various types of special license plates.
"New Jersey Public Water Supply Fluoridation Act."
Establishes strategic road salt reserve fund and strategic road salt reserve within DOT.
Exempts cable television subscriber from notifying cable television company, Office of Cable Television, or other complaint officer of cable television service outage to receive credit or rebate.
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support healthcare education.
Provides gross income tax deduction for certain home elevation expenses.
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.
Concerns cigarette manufacturers and production of certain tobacco products using roll-your-own tobacco machines at retail establishments within this State.
Provides for fair notice and opportunity to contest, or obtain waiver of a repayment of, overpayment of homestead rebate or credit and homestead property tax reimbursement.
Increases tax rates on certain tobacco products to to be on par with tax rate imposed on cigarettes under cigarette tax; dedicates revenue for smoking and tobacco use cessation programs.
Clarifies that conversions of housing cooperatives into condominiums are subject to notice provisions of "The Planned Real Estate Development Full Disclosure Act."
Makes it a crime of the third degree to practice psychology without a license and prohibits certain unlicensed employees of certain entities from using title of psychologist.
Prohibits substitution of prescribed epilepsy drugs by pharmacists without prior notification to and written consent of physician and patient.
Requires certain hospitals to complete Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
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.
Permits pharmacists to provide self-administered hormonal contraceptives to patients over the counter.
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.
Requires pharmacies to install and maintain secure prescription medication drop-off receptacles, and Division of Consumer Affairs to post receptacle location information online.
Requires surgical practices to apply for licensure as ambulatory care facilities.
Requires pharmacies to sell hypodermic syringes and needles to any customer over the age of 18 and post sign concerning consumer right to purchase clean syringes and needles.
Requires all Medicaid managed care organization to permit all pharmacies in State to dispense prescriptions for all covered medications.
Establishes remote medical consultation assistance grant program in DOH.
Establishes Restaurant Meals Program in DHS; permits certain individuals to use SNAP benefits at approved restaurants; requires participation by certain restaurants operated by institutions of higher education.
Provides guaranteed issue rights to certain applicants for Medicare supplement insurance policies.
"Reproductive Donation Safety Act."
Permits young adult who is claimed as a dependent on relative's tax return to receive Work First New Jersey General Public Assistance benefits.
Requires audits of managed care plan provider networks.
Establishes performance and training standards for certain Medicaid transportation services and requires DHS to report compliance with standards.
Makes technical corrections to individual health coverage and small employer health benefits programs and to NJ FamilyCare.
Concerns hospital asset transformation program.
Establishes Medicaid Enrollee Encounter Database as part of iPHD Project.
Establishes Medication Management, Outreach and Support Program in DHS; appropriates $8 million.
Establishes Behavioral Health Services Task Force.
Preserves property tax exempt status of certain nonprofit acute care hospitals; requires these hospitals to enter into payment in lieu of taxation agreement in certain circumstances.
Clarifies intent of Legislature to protect certain senior tenants; aligns housing age restrictions with federal law.
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.
Concerns victim's right to rape care advocate under certain circumstances.
Requires pawnbrokers to record and report certain information.
Provides premium assistance to certain small employers who purchase health benefits plans; appropriates $10 million.
Prohibits anti-tiering clauses in managed care health benefits plans.
Establishes New Jersey Commission on Health Insurance Network Adequacy.
Extends exemption from charitable immunity for certain civil actions to persons of any age who are beneficiaries of the nonprofit corporation.
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.
Allows drug- or alcohol-dependent person admitted into court-ordered supervisory treatment program to reduce amount owed on court-ordered fines and certain other financial obligations upon successful completion of program.
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.
Revises "Local Bond Law" provisions to exempt certain energy projects from appropriation requirement for five percent down payment.
Requires "just compensation" for condemnation of single-family residence to be based on cost of comparable relocation properties within 20 mile radius.
Exempts senior homeowners from municipal building permit fees.
Provides that cooperative sober living residences are inherently beneficial uses.
Extends Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Fund and collection of annual surcharges for 5 years.
Establishes limitations on and conditions associated with prescribers' acceptance of compensation from pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Amends Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations act to increase appropriation from "Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund" to DOH for certain grant purposes.
"Mental Health Access Act;" increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain evidence-based behavioral health services.
Mandates health benefits coverage for preimplantation genetic screening under certain health insurance plans.
Requires health insurers to disclose broker commissions to purchasers.
Requires all personal audio players distributed in New Jersey to contain warning about volume and hearing loss.
Prohibits unfair discrimination in issuing or rating life insurance policies based on transgender status or certain gender identity information.
Prohibits bio-analytical laboratories from charging certain patients more than 115% of the applicable Medicare rate.
Requires health benefits coverage for private duty nursing services.
Requires continued coverage of prescription drugs for certain medical conditions.
Prohibits carriers that withdraw from New Jersey individual or small employer health insurance markets from acting as Medicaid program carriers in the State.
Revises certain requirements for individual and small employer health benefits plans and for small employer members of multiple employer welfare arrangements.
Requires State to pledge to ensure availability of job training or similar activities to certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to prevent loss of benefits.
Requires managed care plans, SHBP and SEHBP, to provide for reasonable accommodation in accessing providers for persons with physical disabilities.
Concerns special needs trusts for persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires DHS to take appropriate action to exempt veterans from benefits time limit applicable to able-bodied adults without dependents under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Expands "Law Against Discrimination" to apply to health programs and activities and to prohibit discrimination based on association with individuals in protected classes.
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DOH and expansion of program to all counties.
Requires DOH to make list of drugs with "black box" warnings accessible through its website.
Allows pharmacists to prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives under certain circumstances.
Requires de-identified patient data from electronic health records systems to be transmitted to DOH for analysis of Statewide health and disease trends.
Establishes Prescription Drug Review Commission; requires production costs be reported for certain prescription drugs.
Establishes "Right to Try Act" permitting terminally ill patients to access investigational drugs and treatment.
Revises the statutes concerning oaths and affidavits.
Revises requirements for sale of tobacco and vapor products; increases penalties for prohibited sales; increases fees for cigarette and vapor business licensure.
Requires DHS to develop or purchase electronic health record system for use by certain agencies providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Clarifies that insurance broker transparency requirement only applies to sale of health benefits plans.
Eliminates statute of limitations for kidnapping and increases statute of limitations for other serious crimes to 10 years.
Clarifies the effective date of the "New Jersey False Claims Act."
Expands the means to obtain a protective order for a minor.
Increases additional penalty assessment for drunk driving; dedicates revenue to VCCO.
Authorizes State and local law enforcement entities to contract for bulk purchasing of heroin antidote.
Permits municipalities to recover certain costs and fees from alcoholic beverage licensees charged with violations.
Defines "mobile home park" as "multiple dwelling" for inspection purposes.
Provides for transfer and sale of inactive liquor licenses for use in qualifying smart growth municipalities.
Permits municipalities to hold certain inactive liquor licenses reserved for smart growth developments for an additional five years.
Establishes electronic lien and titling system for New Jersey motor vehicles.
Conforms Megan's law to requirements of federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Regulates physician profiling programs used by managed care networks.
Requires certain disclosures in advertisements by health care professionals.
Allows health maintenance organizations to include charity care assessments for purposes of meeting certain loss ratio requirements.
Establishes Center for the Study of Health Care Billing Data.
Requires money transmitters to provide training materials to delegates concerning financial abuse and exploitation of elder adults.
Requires certain disclosures to consumers regarding health care costs.
Requires DEP to offer to purchase and demolish certain contaminated residential property.
Requires health insurance carriers to adhere to certain practices to protect health information related to sensitive services.
Establishes certain standards for health benefits plans with tiered network.
"Lactation Consultants Licensing Act."
Creates certain protections for insurers and insurance producers engaging in business of insurance in connection with cannabis-related businesses.
Concerns the delivery and oversight of coverage under certain health benefits plans; establishes Health Care Patient Ombudsperson in the Division of Consumer Affairs.
Requires EDA to establish program offering low-interest loan to certain financial institutions and personal data businesses to protect business's information technology system from customer personal information disclosure.
Permits water and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings.
Establishes process for county colleges to offer baccalaureate degree nursing programs.
Establishes the Workforce Shortage Loan Redemption Program.
Requires public institution of higher education to post information and provide counseling to students about New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Clarifies best interests of the child should be primary consideration in actions undertaken by State governmental entities and courts of law.
Allows gross income tax deduction for 50% of contributions of $100 or more to domestic violence shelters.
Requires newborn infant screening for tongue tie.
Requires collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information about sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys by State agencies.
Requires certain licensed health care professionals and health care facilities to screen adolescents and young adults for symptoms of depression.
Concerns Early Intervention Support Services program in DHS and expansion of program to all counties.
Provides for oversight of DHS contracts with providers serving persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires mental health evaluation for all animal cruelty offenders; designated as "Shyanne's Law."
Provides a plan to rebalance State resources to provide community services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Allows certain State agencies to sell Internet advertisements on agencies' websites as pilot program.
Permits incarcerated person to renew driver's license using existing digitized picture on file with MVC.
Clarifies deadline to request mail-in ballot application.
Creates new $100 assessment for convictions of certain sexual offenses to fund counseling for victims and their families; establishes Sexual Offender Victim Counseling Fund.
Changes termination date of moratorium on moving annual school election back to third Tuesday in April.
Establishes Office of Health Transformation to coordinate certain strategic planning for State health care programs.
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.
Transfers authority over special nutrition assistance programs from DOH to DHS.
"Medicaid Transportation Brokerage Program Oversight and Accountability Act"; establishes vehicle, staffing, and performance standards, and review and reporting requirements for non-emergency medical transport provided under Medicaid transportation broker
Requires EDA to provide low interest loans to qualified small businesses and not-for-profit corporations during state of emergency declared by Governor.
Requires coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing for staff members of child care centers.
Requires hospitals and long-term care facilities to maintain 90-day supply of personal protection equipment during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Requires each nursing home to employ patient advocate.
Establishes staffing requirements for certain emergency medical services.
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.
Restores civil liability of nursing homes and related facilities during public health emergency and state of emergency.
Requires infection control training for nursing home and assisted living administrator licensure and certification.
Establishes certain guidelines for health insurance carriers concerning step therapy protocols.
Requires workers' compensation, PIP, and health insurance coverage for the medical use of cannabis under certain circumstances.
Establishes "New Jersey Transit Bus Riders' Bill of Rights."
Establishes Core Behavioral Health Crisis Services System.
Prohibits certain surgical procedures on children born with variations in their sex characteristics.
Requires institutions of higher education to maintain supply of opioid antidotes and permits emergency administration of opioid antidote by campus medical professional or trained employee.
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.
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.
Allows county or municipal governing body to enter into revenue sharing agreement for alcoholic beverage sales by concessionaire permit holder.
Requires State provider subsidy payments for child care services to be based on enrollment.
Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family day care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.
Allows gross income tax credit for certain child care staff and registered family day care providers.
Requires signs to be posted and pamphlets to be distributed in emergency rooms regarding VCCO.
Requires gender balance in membership of certain boards and commissions established by statute.
Requires pharmacy practice sites to document reasons for not filling certain prescriptions.
Requires each principal department in Executive Branch to conduct review of department's COVID-19 preparedness, response, and recovery and make recommendations.
Requires students, staff, and others present at institutions of higher education to receive COVID-19 vaccine.
Requires long-term care facility to post certain information on its Internet website regarding Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Revises SNAP eligibility requirements for certain students attending institutions of higher education.
Requires DHS to develop incentives to encourage private investment in child care deserts.
Prohibits court from awarding custody of or limiting visitation with child based solely on parent's disability; provides that disability of parent is relevant only to extent that court finds disability is detrimental to best interest of child.
Establishes expedited process by which certain out-of-State mental health professionals are licensed to provide services in New Jersey.
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.
Establishes New Jersey Siblings' Bill of Rights.
Filed3
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing of coronavirus disease 2019 and for telemedicine and telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 state of emergency.
Authorizes all licensed health care facilities and laboratories to collect specimens to test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); allows waiver of staffing ratio requirements.
Establishes certain requirements to use telemedicine and telehealth to respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Carried from the General Assembly
Became law20
Requires DOH to license certain qualifying hospitals to provide full service adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization, primary angioplasty, and elective angioplasty services. *
Requires health benefits coverage for adolescent depression screenings.
Requires health insurance and Medicaid coverage for testing of coronavirus disease 2019 and for telemedicine and telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 state of emergency.
Authorizes all licensed health care facilities and laboratories to collect specimens to test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); allows waiver of staffing ratio requirements.
Establishes certain requirements to use telemedicine and telehealth to respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Requires certain entities authorized to issue health benefits plans to pay annual assessment.
Revises licensure, operational, and reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Establishes additional requirements for DOH to assess sanctions and impose penalties on nursing homes; revises reporting requirements for nursing homes.*
Authorizes temporary rate adjustment for certain nursing facilities; appropriates $62.3 million.
Requires that certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.
Concerns eligibility for extended unemployment benefits.
Requires DOH to publish total number of COVID-19 deaths and cases in long-term care facilities.*
Increases limit on number of social affairs permits that can be issued for one premises from 25 to 52 for designated premises owned by municipality or for event sponsored by municipality.*
Permits school districts to administer student health surveys after prior written notification to parents and legal guardians.
Requires Director of Division of Veterans' Healthcare Services in DMVA to have prior clinical and long-term care experience.
Directs DHS to develop mobile software for SNAP recipients; appropriates $2 million.**
Establishes State supplement for federal summer food service program meals.
Increases number of hospitals eligible for highest amount of charity care subsidy payment; appropriates $30 million. *
Temporarily waives certain basic life support services crewmember requirements.
Revises and renames Office of Food Insecurity Advocate.
Vetoed2
Concerns use of steel slag as aggregate.
Allows county or municipal governing body to enter into revenue sharing agreement for alcoholic beverage sales by concessionaire permit holder.
Co-sponsored
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Designates, as State and public holiday, third Friday in June as Juneteenth Day.*
Establishes "NJ One Health Task Force."
Requires parent or guardian to notify child care centers if child will be absent; requires child care centers to notify parent or guardian in event of unexcused child absence.
Establishes Statewide universal newborn home nurse visitation program in DCF; appropriates $2.75 million. **
"Healthy Terminals Act"; requires certain airport and train station workers to be paid certain wage rates and benefits.*
Allows hospitals to construct housing and provide wrap-around services for individuals who are homeless or housing insecure.*
Requires opioid antidote prescriptions for certain patients.
Requires Medicaid and health insurance coverage for certain refills of prescription drugs during state of emergency.
Requires certain provisions in State contracts for delivery of publicly financed mental health, behavioral health, and addiction services.
Establishes minimum direct care staff-to-resident ratios in nursing homes.*
Requires DOH to develop Statewide plan for infection control and prevention infrastructure improvements in nursing homes.
Revises eligibility requirements for NJ Workability Program and Personal Assistance Services Program.
Adds two public members to State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and prohibits licensure for individuals convicted of certain offenses.*
Expands exemption from restrictions on health care practitioner referrals; requires certain referrals to be made in accordance with certain professional standards. *
Vetoed · 2
Revises requirements for cash assistance benefits under Work First New Jersey program; appropriates $17 million.*
Requires assignment of unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts during COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency; appropriates $1.8 million.
Passed the Senate · 4
Concerns eligibility, procedures, and post-program relief for certain drug or alcohol dependent persons sentenced to special probation, or regular probation which as a condition of such requires substance use disorders treatment. *
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.*
Establishes "Local and County Health Department Infectious Disease Preparedness Study Commission."
Makes information related to public health emergency accessible with certain limited exceptions.
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Reinstates prior property tax exemption for nonprofit hospitals with on-site for-profit medical providers; requires some of these hospitals to pay community service contributions; establishes Nonprofit Hospital Community Service Contribution Study Commiss
Requires DOC to ensure inmates have opportunity to participate in Medicaid pre-enrollment and enrollment sessions at least 60 days prior to release; requires applicable inmates to receive Medicaid card at release.
Establishes "County Jail Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Program" to evaluate county inmate needs; assigns certain county caseworkers to assist inmates in accessing appropriate benefits, treatment, and services.
Requires DOC and DHS to pre-enroll inmates in Medicaid; establishes Medicaid enrollment course for inmates within DOC.
Requires each county to establish inmate reentry services committee.
Authorizes use of county inmate welfare funds for certain reentry services.
Requires State and county correctional facilities to develop strategic plans to provide peer counseling and peer health navigator programs to support treatment of substance use disorders.
"COVID-19 Financial Security for Consumers Act."
Permits modification of scope of work or terms and conditions of contract between non-profit organizations and State agencies for failure to perform due to COVID-19 pandemic.*
Requires long-term care facilities and hospitals to maintain minimum supply of personal protective equipment..**
Extends time period during which seasonal retail consumption license holders may sell alcoholic beverages following COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes certain requirements concerning State's preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Expands offenses eligible for expungement upon successful discharge from drug court.
Requires DOH to establish certain nursing education and professional advancement programs.
Requires State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to establish long-term care advocacy and educational training program.
Establishes "COVID-19 PCR Testing Transparency Act"; requires COVID-19 PCR test results to be provided within specific timeframes and regulates cost of COVID-19 PCR tests.*
Concerns provision of energy to certain manufacturing facilities by providing exemptions to certain energy related taxes.
Requires administrator and assistant administrator at State veterans' memorial home have prior work experience in clinical setting.
Revises certain funding provisions for financial assistance and grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
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Requires Attorney General to develop program to assist schools in identifying at-risk youths.
Establishes "The Democracy Act" to modify various voter registration and voting procedures.
Broadens eligibility for certain veterans' benefits by eliminating requirement of service during specified dates or in specified locations.
Establishes pilot program for integrated system of treatment for opioid use disorders.
Requires commercial Internet websites and online services to notify customers of collection and disclosure of personally identifiable information and allows customers to opt out.
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to apply for State plan amendment extending NJ FamilyCare eligibility to children of State employees eligible for State health benefits coverage.
Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in, and requires divestment from, 200 largest publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
Requires certain health care plans to be offered by SEHBP and local boards of education; requires SEHBP commission to establish employee contribution rates for certain plans; requires local boards of education provide certain information on health care be
Exempts from sales and use tax sales of medical marijuana.
"Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Act"; requires Internet-connected devices to have blocking capability in certain circumstances.
Requires health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer.
Establishes procedures for individuals arrested for drug intoxication offenses to be transported to substance abuse treatment, and for municipal court to commit such individuals to treatment in lieu of prosecution.
Concerns participation in special probation drug court.
Requires DOH to approve credentialing entity to develop and administer a voluntary recovery residence certification program.
Prohibits smoking in automobile when children are present.
Requires public school student with concussion to be evaluated by physician or other licensed health care provider before return to school and return to physical activity at school.
Requires signs to be posted in emergency rooms regarding Victims of Crime Compensation Office.
Clarifies statutory exemptions from mandatory immunization requirements for child care center and school attendance.
Clarifies statutory exemptions from mandatory immunizations for students.
Requires public schools to comply with more stringent school lunch and breakfast nutrition standards adopted by USDA in 2012.
Bars certain officials from elective office and from participation in various political activities for certain time periods.
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.
Establishes cap on amount that hospital can charge patients for laboratory services to 150% of Medicare.
Requires Medicaid coverage for testing and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019.
Establishes one-time payment program in Department of Treasury for aid for certain eligible taxpayers; appropriates $35 million.
"Personal Protective Equipment Insecurity Act"; requires Commissioner of Human Services to provide recipients of SNAP with stipend for personal protective equipment; appropriates $5 million from Coronavirus Relief Fund to DHS.
Establishes "COVID-19 Testing Transparency Act."
Creates Veterans' Memorial Homes Oversight Board.
Requires informed consent for breast implant surgery.
"Responsible Dog Ownership Act."
Filed · 8
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to issue supplemental cash assistance payments to Work First New Jersey recipients under certain circumstances; makes appropriation.
Permits professional and occupational licensing boards to reactivate licensure of certain individuals during state of emergency or public health emergency.
Appropriates $20 million from General Fund to EDA to support food and beverage establishments impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $50 million from General Fund to EDA to support businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support Sustain and Serve NJ Program.
Establishes Startup Business and Nonprofit Assistance Program in EDA to support new businesses and nonprofit organizations following COVID-19 pandemic; appropriates $25 million.
Appropriates $120 million from General Fund to EDA to support microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Appropriates $10 million from General Fund to EDA to support child care providers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.