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NJ S2686
NJ S2686Requires long-term care facilities to annually review residents' proxy directives.
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Introduced
02/12/2024
02/12/2024
In Committee
02/12/2024
02/12/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires long-term care facilities to annually review residents' proxy directives. A "proxy directive" is defined to mean a written document, executed in accordance with applicable law, that designates an adult with decision-making capacity to act as the declarant's representative in the event that the declarant is determined by a court or authorized practitioner to lack decision-making capacity following the execution of the document. Under the bill, a long-term care facility will be required to meet with each resident at least once annually to determine whether the resident's proxy directive, if any, is accurate and current. Nothing in the bill's provisions would be deemed to require a resident to have a proxy directive.
AI Summary
This bill requires long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes and assisted living residences, to meet with each resident at least once a year to determine if the resident's "proxy directive" (a document that designates a representative to make decisions if the resident lacks decision-making capacity) is accurate and current. The bill does not require residents to have a proxy directive, but if they do, the facility must review it annually. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 02/12/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S2686 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S3000/2686_I1.HTM |
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