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A4177
ASSEMBLY, No. 4177
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblywoman� ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires DOH to develop mobile senior citizen
assistance program.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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An Act
concerning assistance for senior citizens and
supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� Within 180 days
following the effective date of this act, the Department of Health shall
develop and implement a mobile senior citizen assistance program from available
funds.� The program shall consist of the periodic deployment of staffed
vehicles to locations at or near nursing homes and senior citizen centers,
events, gatherings, and low-income senior housing and other residences and
forms of senior housing in this State to provide general assistance to senior
citizens which shall include, but shall not be limited to, assistance with:
completing applications, correspondence, food services, health care services,
Internet access and use, legal services, making appointments, tax services,
transportation, and the use of computers and mobile devices.�
���� 2.��� The Commissioner of
Health shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the
�Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill provides that within
180 days following the effective date of this act, the Department of Health
shall develop and implement a mobile senior citizen assistance program from
available funds.� The program shall consist of the periodic deployment of
staffed vehicles to locations at or near nursing homes and senior citizen centers,
events, gatherings, and low-income senior housing and other residences and
forms of senior housing in this State to provide general assistance to senior
citizens which shall include, but shall not be limited to, assistance with:
completing applications, correspondence, food services, health care services,
Internet access and use, legal services, making appointments, tax services,
transportation, and the use of computers and mobile devices.
���� This bill is based on the
Ocean County MASH Unit� a program implemented by the Ocean County Board of
Commissioners to help seniors in that county through the use of vehicles
staffed by Ocean County Senior Services.