Bill > A4861

Introduced Session

This bill requires the Department of Health (DOH) to continuously publish total number of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities and veterans' homes. Under the bill, the Internet website of the Department of Health is to display, at all times: (1) the total number of COVID-19 deaths of employees and residents of long-term care facilities and veterans' homes in this State since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) the total number of new daily COVID-19 deaths of employees and residents of long-term care facilities and veterans' homes in this State. The bill defines "long-term care facility" to mean a nursing home, assisted living residence, comprehensive personal care home, residential health care facility, or dementia care home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Veterans' home" means the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home - Menlo Park, the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home - Vineland, and the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home - Paramus.

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John Armato (D)*,  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*,  Anthony Verrelli (D)*,  Joe Vitale (D)*,  BettyLou DeCroce (R),  Chris DePhillips (R),  Serena DiMaso (R),  JoAnn Downey (D),  Joe Lagana (D),  Yvonne Lopez (D),  Vincent Mazzeo (D),  Antwan McClellan (R),  Angela Mcknight (D),  Declan O'Scanlon (R),  Nellie Pou (D),  Erik Simonsen (R),  Parker Space (R),  Lisa Swain (D),  Cleopatra Tucker (D), 

Approved P.L.2021, c.300. (on 11/08/2021)

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