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NJ S760

Expands number of health care professions profiled under "New Jersey Health Care Consumer Information Act."


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Introduced
01/11/2022
In Committee
03/24/2022
Crossed Over
03/24/2022
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill would amend the "New Jersey Health Care Consumer Information Act," P.L.2003, c.96 (C.45:9-22.21 et seq.) by requiring the Division of Consumer Affairs to develop and maintain publicly-accessible profiles of all health care professionals licensed by the division. Currently, only physicians, podiatrists, and optometrists have such profiles. The bill would incorporate, as applicable, these health care professions into the current statute. The bill would also expand the information collected for a profile on a health care professional to include: 1) restrictions placed on health care professionals in New Jersey-based or out-of-State facilities; 2) any Medicare or Medicaid exclusions; 3) any actions taken by federal regulators such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or Drug Enforcement Agency; and 4) any other information required pursuant to regulation from the Division of Consumer Affairs. The bill would also require the division to post on the website it maintains for the License Verification System a disclaimer that the verification system only contains information on the license status of health care professionals and that extensive background information on New Jersey-licensed health care professionals is available at the website maintained by the division under the requirements of the "New Jersey Health Care Consumer Information Act," P.L.2003, c.96 (C.45:9-22.21 et seq.). Lastly, the bill would establish an effective date of the first day of the tenth month next following enactment.

AI Summary

This bill would amend the "New Jersey Health Care Consumer Information Act" to require the Division of Consumer Affairs to develop and maintain publicly-accessible profiles of all health care professionals licensed by the division, not just physicians, podiatrists, and optometrists as currently required. The bill would expand the information collected for these profiles to include restrictions placed on professionals in New Jersey-based or out-of-State facilities, Medicare or Medicaid exclusions, actions taken by federal regulators, and other information required by regulation. The bill would also require the division to post a disclaimer on its License Verification System website regarding the availability of more extensive background information on the division's website under the "New Jersey Health Care Consumer Information Act." The bill would take effect immediately, but the provisions expanding the profiled health care professions and the profile information would not become operative until the first day of the 24th month following enactment.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee (on 03/24/2022)

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