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NJ A4282
NJ A4282Requires long term care facilities and hospitals to maintain minimum supply of personal protective equipment.
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Introduced
06/18/2020
06/18/2020
In Committee
09/17/2020
09/17/2020
Crossed Over
09/24/2020
09/24/2020
Passed
10/29/2020
10/29/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/14/2020
12/14/2020
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires nursing homes to maintain a certain supply of personal protection equipment for residents. Under the bill, a nursing home is to maintain, at all times, a supply of personal protection equipment that is sufficient to sustain the health care needs of 20 percent of the total number of residents within the nursing home for a reasonable period of time, if there is sufficient personal protection equipment available, either by contribution from a third-party or for purchase at a reasonable cost to the nursing home, and if the purchase of such personal protection equipment is within the financial means of the nursing home. The bill provides that a nursing home is to submit a report biennially to the Department of Health detailing its personal protection equipment inventory. The bill defines "personal protection equipment" to mean equipment, such as gloves, masks, or gowns, which is worn by nursing home residents to minimize the spread of disease.
AI Summary
This bill requires long-term care facilities and hospitals to maintain a minimum supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for their staff and residents. Long-term care facilities that are part of a larger system must maintain a 30-day emergency stockpile of PPE, while those that are not part of a larger system must maintain a 60-day stockpile. General acute care hospitals are required to maintain a 90-day emergency stockpile of PPE. The bill defines PPE as items like gloves, masks, and gowns used to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. The Department of Health can impose fines or other administrative remedies on facilities or hospitals that fail to comply with the minimum PPE stockpile requirements.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (25)
BettyLou DeCroce (R)*,
Patrick Diegnan (D)*,
Robert Karabinchak (D)*,
Nancy Pinkin (D)*,
Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*,
Joe Vitale (D)*,
Daniel Benson (D),
Joe Danielsen (D),
JoAnn Downey (D),
Aura Dunn (R),
Roy Freiman (D),
Thomas Giblin (D),
Linda Greenstein (D),
Mila Jasey (D),
Angelica Jimenez (D),
Gordon Johnson (D),
Joe Lagana (D),
Yvonne Lopez (D),
Pedro Mejia (D),
Carol Murphy (D),
Nellie Pou (D),
Parker Space (R),
Lisa Swain (D),
Chris Tully (D),
Harold Wirths (R),
Last Action
Approved P.L.2020, c.135. (on 12/14/2020)
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