Bill Text: NJ A4967 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.*
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-13 - Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee [A4967 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-A4967-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 4967
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED JANUARY 28, 2019
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Reynolds-Jackson, Timberlake, Jimenez and Speight
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal and prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee on March 7, 2019, with amendments.
An Act concerning maternity1, antenatal,1 and prenatal care services and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Health shall conduct a survey and analysis of 1antenatal and1 prenatal care clinics for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of maternity1, antenatal,1 and prenatal care services throughout the State. The survey shall include data collected from all 1antenatal and1 prenatal care clinics in the State, including 1antenatal and1 prenatal care clinics that have closed or substantially ceased operations of any of its beds, facilities, or services, within a two-year period prior to the effective date of this act.
b. The purpose of the survey shall be to:
(1) inform policy on the certificate of need requirements as provided by P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) concerning the closure or discontinuance of all, or a component of, a 1antenatal and1 prenatal care clinic's services;
(2) assess the availability of 1antenatal and1 prenatal care clinics and their ability to provide maternity1, antenatal,1 and prenatal care services;
(3) identify where low and moderate income pregnant women receive maternity1, antenatal,1 and prenatal care services; and
(4) collect cultural, demographic, and socioeconomic background data about the pregnant women served by 1antenatal and1 prenatal care clinics.
c. Survey data collected pursuant to this section shall be analyzed to:
(1) identify local and Statewide trends and developments in the provision of maternity1, antenatal,1 and prenatal care services and disparities in the care received by pregnant women based on economic factors and the accessibility of 1antenatal and1 prenatal care clinics; and
(2) develop programs, resources, and strategies to improve access to, and the quality of, maternity1, antenatal,1 and prenatal care services throughout the State.
The commissioner may contract with a third party entity to administer the survey, review survey data, and produce the report required pursuant to subsection d. of this section.
d. The commissioner shall make survey data collected pursuant to this section available through the Department of Health's Internet website in a user-friendly format, and shall, no later than 18 months after the effective date of this act, submit a report to the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), concerning the results of the survey and the commissioner's recommendations for legislation or other appropriate action; provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of any personal identifying information or confidential patient information.
e. As used in this section, "1antenatal and1 prenatal care clinic" means an inpatient or ambulatory health care facility licensed by the Department of Health that provides maternity1, antenatal,1 and prenatal care services.
2. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this act.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
