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NJ S3021
NJ S3021Requires hospitals to maintain minimum services when relocating from underserved community.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires that a general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), for which the Department of Health (the department) has approved a certificate of need application to relocate from its location in an underserved community, is required to maintain at its original location the minimum professional departments, inpatient beds, services, facilities, and functions that a hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) is required to provide pursuant to N.J.A.C.8:33-3.1. The bill further provides that the departments, inpatient beds, services, facilities and functions to be maintained at the hospital's original location in an underserved community will be provided under the same license as the relocated hospital. The provisions of the bill will take effect immediately, and will apply retroactively to any hospital relocations, approved by the department in the 12 months prior to the effective date, that also meet the bill's requirements.
AI Summary
This bill requires that any general acute care hospital, licensed under New Jersey law (P.L.1971, c.136), that receives approval from the Department of Health to relocate from a community designated as "underserved" must continue to provide a minimum set of essential services at its original location. These essential services include specific professional departments, inpatient beds, and other facilities and functions, as defined by state regulations (N.J.A.C.8:33-3.1), and will operate under the same license as the relocated hospital. The bill defines an "underserved community" based on population size, designation as a medically underserved area or population by federal agencies, a specific index of medical underservice score, and identification by the New Jersey Commissioner of Health. The provisions of this bill take effect immediately and will also apply to hospital relocations that were approved in the 12 months prior to the bill's effective date, provided they meet the bill's requirements.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 01/13/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3021 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S3500/3021_I1.HTM |
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