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A1414 • 2026

Requires DOC to conduct study on quality of health care services in correctional facilities.

Requires DOC to conduct study on quality of health care services in correctional facilities.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Park, Ellen J.
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Requires DOC to conduct study on quality of health care services in correctional facilities.

Requires DOC to conduct study on quality of health care services in correctional facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires DOC to conduct study on quality of health care services in correctional facilities.
  • Topic: Public Safety and Preparedness Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires DOC to conduct study on quality of health care services in correctional facilities.
Topic:
Public Safety and Preparedness
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A1414

ASSEMBLY, No. 1414

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK

District 37 (Bergen)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DOC to conduct study on quality of health
care services in correctional facilities.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
concerning a study on health care services in
correctional facilities.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.�� The Commissioner of
Corrections, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services,
shall conduct a study on the current health care services offered at
correctional facilities to evaluate any gaps in such services.� The study shall
include, but not be limited to:

���� (1)�� an evaluation of the
response time, and resolution time, on average, for addressing any
health-related concern or medical requests made by an incarcerated person;

���� (2)�� an evaluation of the per
day visits made by medical staff for pain-management, management of acute
discomfort, or overall patient care from an illness or serious injury in order
to address patient care needs of an incarcerated person; and

���� (3)�� an evaluation of any
identifiable gaps in the quality of medical services provided to incarcerated
persons and the reasons for such gaps in each correctional facility.

���� b.��� The commissioner shall
submit a written report, within one year of the effective date of this act, to
the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to
the Legislature, setting forth the findings of the study and any recommendations
for legislative action.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the
Commissioner of Corrections, in consultation with the Department of Health and
Human Services, to conduct a study on health care services in correctional
facilities to evaluate any gaps in such services.

���� The study may include, but not
be limited to: 1) on average, the response time, and resolution time for
addressing any health-related concern or medical requests made by an
incarcerated person; 2) an evaluation of the per day visits made by medical
staff for pain-management, management of acute discomfort, or overall patient
care from an illness or serious injury of an incarcerated person; and finally
3) any identifiable gaps in the quality of medical services provided and the
reasons for these gaps.

���� The commissioner will submit a
written report, within one year of the effective date of the bill, to the
Governor and the Legislature, with the findings of the study and legislative
recommendations.