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A4180
ASSEMBLY, No. 4180
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
���� Shifts $45 million appropriation for opioid related
care and treatment provided at certain hospitals from Opioid Recovery and
Remediation Fund to General Fund.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
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A
Supplement
to the annual appropriations act
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, P.L.2025, c.74
, and repealing
section 111 of P.L.2025, c.74
.
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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and the General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� In addition to the amounts
appropriated under P.L.2025, c.74, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2026, there is appropriated from the General Fund the
following amount for the purpose specified:
54 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
20 Physical and Mental Health
23 Behavioral Health Services
7700 Division of Mental Health and
Addiction Services
GRANTS-IN-AID
09-7700� Addiction Services ............................................. $45,000,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid appropriation,���������������������������������������
������������������ Division
of Mental Health and Addiction Services
$45,000,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 09��� Opioid
Hospital Initiatives.................. ($45,000,000)
Notwithstanding
the provision of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for
Opioid
Hospital Initiatives
shall be distributed to the following hospitals, in the
amounts indicated, and used for the purpose of providing necessary care and
treatment for victims of opioid-related health issues
consistent with the Opioid
Recovery and Remediation Advisory Council�s most recent strategic plan:
$10 million to Hackensack, $15 million to RWJ Barnabas,
$15 million to Cooper, and $5 million to Atlantic Health.�
Each hospital, as a condition of receiving funds under
this paragraph, shall submit a quarterly report to the Commissioner of Human
Services until all funds received under this paragraph are expended, which
report shall provide:� a description of the use of all funds expended, the
number of individuals served under each use, outcomes data associated with the
expended funds, the balance of any remaining funds, and any additional
information required by the commissioner.
� Consistent with CMS guidelines
and subject to any required federal approval, the amounts appropriated pursuant
to this paragraph may be utilized by the Division of Medical Assistance and
Health Services in the Department of Human Services to maximize federal Medicaid
funds
.
���� 2.��� Section 111 of P.L.2025,
c.74 is repealed.
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
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This bill
shifts a $45 million
FY2026 appropriation for opioid related care and treatment provided at certain
hospitals from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to the General Fund
.�
Specifically, the bill makes a FY 2026 supplemental appropriation of $45
million from the General Fund to the Division of Medical Assistance and Health
Services in the Department of Human Services (division) for Opioid Hospital
Initiatives.� These funds are required to
be distributed
to the following hospitals,
in the amounts indicated,
and used for the purpose of providing necessary
care and treatment for victims of opioid-related health issues consistent with
the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Advisory Council�s most recent strategic
plan:
$10 million to Hackensack, $15 million to RWJ
Barnabas, $15 million to Cooper, and $5 million to Atlantic Health
.� Each
hospital, as a condition of receiving funds, is required to submit a quarterly
report to the Commissioner of Human Services until all funds received under the
bill are expended.� The reports are to provide:
a
description of the use of all funds expended, the number of individuals served
under each use, outcomes data associated with the expended funds, the balance
of any remaining funds, and any additional information required by the
commissioner
.� Consistent with guidelines from the United States Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, and subject to any required federal
approval, the amounts appropriated under the bill may be utilized by the
division to maximize federal Medicaid funds.
���� Additionally, this bill removes general provision 111 from
the FY 2026 appropriations act, which provides for the appropriation of $45
million from the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to the division for the
identical purpose and distribution as required under the
bill.�
Under
P.L.2023, c.25, the Department of Human Services administers the non-lapsing
Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund
, where
settlement-agreement payments are deposited from producers and distributors of
opioid-based pharmaceuticals concerning their alleged liability for the
nationwide opioid epidemic.