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A4138 • 2026

Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.

Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Murphy, Carol A.
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.

Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.
  • Topic: Health Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires patient to receive notification of abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.
Topic:
Health
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A4138

ASSEMBLY, No. 4138

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

Assemblywoman� HEATHER SIMMONS

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires patient to receive notification of
abnormality in chest x-ray; designated as Claudia's Law.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning chest x-rays, supplementing Title 26 of the
Revised Statutes, and designated as Claudia�s Law.

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

���� 1.��� Each report of a
patient�s chest x-ray provided to the patient shall, if the patient's chest
x-ray demonstrates any abnormality, include the following information, at a
minimum: �Your chest x-ray shows an abnormality that may be associated with a
risk factor for various illnesses.� This information about the result of your
chest x-ray is given to you to raise your awareness.� Use this information to
talk to your health care provider about any risks for illness that pertain to
your personal medical history. At that time, ask your health care provider if
more screening tests might be useful, based on your risk.� A report of your
results was sent to your physician.�

���� 2.��� The Commissioner of
Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968,
c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are
necessary to effectuate the purposes of section 1 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������
) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the fourth month next following the date of
enactment, but the Commissioner of Health may take such anticipatory
administrative action in advance thereof as shall be necessary for the
implementation of this act.

STATEMENT

���� This bill, which is designated
as Claudia�s Law, provides that if a patient's chest x-ray demonstrates any
abnormality, the report provided to the patient is to include the following
information, at a minimum: �Your chest x-ray shows an abnormality that may be
associated with a risk factor for various illnesses.� This information about
the result of your chest x-ray is given to you to raise your awareness.� Use
this information to talk to your health care provider about any risks for
illness that pertain to your personal medical history. At that time, ask your
health care provider if more screening tests might be useful, based on your
risk.� A report of your results was sent to your physician.� �