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Introduced
05/09/2024
05/09/2024
In Committee
05/09/2024
05/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires temporary nurse staffing agencies that provide temporary nurses to licensed health care facilities to register annually as a nurse staffing agency with the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The bill requires a temporary nurse staffing agency to ensure that temporary nurses are properly credentialed and caps service rates at 150 percent of the regional hourly wage, as determined by the most current U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics wage estimates. Temporary nurse staffing agencies are required to maintain workers' compensation insurance and to report any violations of State or local health codes. Under the bill, temporary nurse staffing agencies are prohibited from recruiting employees from client facilities and from including contract terms that restrict employees from being hired by a client facility or impose penalties for that employment. Additionally, the bill provides criteria for detailed, auditable records of salaries, pay rates, employee status, charges related to personnel placement, employee terminations, reports to health and nursing boards, and cases of abuse, neglect, or job abandonment. These records are required to be made available to the director upon request. Finally, the bill provides for monetary penalties for violations of the bill's provisions. The division, in consultation with the Department of Health and Senior Services, is required to promulgate licensure standards and regulations for nurse staffing agencies within 160 days of enactment.
AI Summary
This bill requires temporary nurse staffing agencies, which are businesses that provide nurses and nurse aides to healthcare facilities on a temporary basis, to register annually with the Division of Consumer Affairs. These agencies must ensure their temporary nurses are properly credentialed, meaning they hold the necessary licenses or certifications to practice, and their service rates cannot exceed 150% of the regional hourly wage for those positions, as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bill also mandates that these agencies maintain workers' compensation insurance for their staff and report any violations of health codes they become aware of. Furthermore, agencies are prohibited from recruiting nurses from facilities they are currently serving or from including contract terms that prevent nurses from being hired permanently by a facility or impose penalties if they are. To ensure transparency, agencies must keep detailed, auditable records of nurse salaries, pay rates, employee status, charges, terminations, reports to health boards, and any instances of abuse, neglect, or job abandonment, which must be made available to the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs upon request. Violations of these provisions can result in monetary penalties, and the Division, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Senior Services, will establish specific licensing standards and regulations for these agencies within 160 days of the bill's enactment.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 05/09/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S3166 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3500/3166_I1.HTM |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S3500/3166_I1.HTM |
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