Requires DOH to conduct survey on status of antenatal and prenatal care clinics in New Jersey.

A948 TR

ASSEMBLY, No. 948

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

Assemblywoman TENNILLE R. MCCOY

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Assemblyman� ANTHONY ANGELOZZI

District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen Reynolds-Jackson, Speight, Katz, Peterpaul
and Donlon

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 Committee with
technical review.

��

An Act

concerning maternity
,
antenatal, 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 antenatal and
prenatal care clinics for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of
maternity, antenatal, and prenatal care services throughout the State.� The
survey shall include data collected from all antenatal and prenatal care
clinics in the State, including antenatal and 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 antenatal and prenatal care clinic�s services;

����� (2)�
assess the availability of antenatal and prenatal care clinics and their
ability to provide maternity, antenatal, and prenatal care services;

����� (3)�
identify where low and moderate income pregnant women receive maternity,
antenatal, and prenatal care services; and

����� (4)�
collect cultural, demographic, and socioeconomic background data about the
pregnant women served by antenatal and 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
maternity, antenatal, and prenatal care services and disparities in the care
received by pregnant women based on economic factors and the accessibility of
antenatal and prenatal care clinics; and

����� (2)� develop
programs, resources, and strategies to improve access to, and the quality of,
maternity, antenatal, 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, "antenatal and prenatal care clinic" means an
inpatient or ambulatory health care facility licensed by the Department of
Health that provides maternity, antenatal, 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.