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Senate Health Committee releases a slate of bills on workforce, long‑term care, and reimbursement
Summary
Committee released multiple bills by voice or roll call including S3047 (preeclampsia evaluations), S1949/S2675 (nursing workforce substitute), S1950 (ombudsman expansion), SB3837 (Family Care reimbursement for long‑acting injectables) and SB3873 (FQHC multiple‑encounter payments). Most measures passed on committee votes with no adverse roll‑call objections recorded.
The Senate Health Committee released several bills in a single hearing following presentations and, in some cases, brief testimony:
- S3047 (sponsor: Senator Burgess) — Amended to narrow scope, replace the term 'preeclampsia' with 'hypertensive disorders related to pregnancy,' change 'screening' to 'evaluation,' allow persons to decline an evaluation, and set an effective date 180 days after adoption. The committee released the bill after a roll‑call vote.
- S1949 (substitute merging S2675) — Recasts certain transfers involving certified nurse aides, creates or codifies transition‑to‑practice programs, and appropriates funds (substitute indicates $500,000 to NJCCN). The substitute was released after stakeholder testimony.
- S1950 (sponsors: Chair and Senator Greenstein) — Expands the scope of the Office of the State Long‑Term Care Ombudsman; slips filed in favor and the committee released the bill.
- SB3837 (sponsor: Senate President Scutari) — Requires New Jersey Family Care to reimburse inpatient providers for long‑acting injectable antipsychotic drugs at outpatient reimbursement rates; committee released the bill without additional testimony.
- SB3873 (sponsor: Senator McKnight) — Requires Family Care payment of multiple medical encounters per day for federally qualified health center enrollees; Senator McKnight spoke in support and the committee released the bill.
In most cases the committee approved release by roll call or unanimous consent; specific roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript for individual motions. Items were either moved and seconded by committee members and then released.
