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NJ A4249
NJ A4249Requires long-term care facilities to annually review residents' proxy directives.
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Introduced
02/19/2026
02/19/2026
In Committee
02/19/2026
02/19/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 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 mandates that long-term care facilities, which include nursing homes, assisted living residences, and similar licensed facilities, must annually review each resident's "proxy directive." A proxy directive is defined as a legally valid written document where a person designates another adult to make decisions for them if they are later deemed by a court or medical professional to be unable to make decisions themselves. The bill requires these facilities to meet with residents at least once a year to ensure their proxy directive, if they have one, is up-to-date and accurate, but it explicitly states that no resident is required to have or maintain such a directive.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee (on 02/19/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4249 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A4500/4249_I1.HTM |
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