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S3766
SENATE, No. 3766
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
�
INTRODUCED MARCH 5, 2026
Sponsored by:
Senator� ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires New Jersey Board of Nursing to establish
Nursing Scribe Program.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
��
An Act
concerning a nurse scribe program and
supplementing P.L.1947, c.262 (C.45:11-23 et seq.).
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a. The New Jersey Board
of Nursing, in conjunction with schools of nursing approved by the board, shall
establish a Nursing Scribe Program.� Under the program, the board shall
authorize schools of nursing approved by the board to grant academic credit to
a nursing student enrolled in the school for the successful completion of a
nurse scribe course.�
���� b.��� The board shall promulgate
regulations establishing curriculum guidelines for the nurse scribe course.� At
a minimum, the course shall:
���� (1)�� provide training and
instruction
in electronic medical
records documentation and unit workflows;
medical terminology
; the applicable provisions of the federal �
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996
,�
Pub.L.104-191; and the principles
of medical billing, coding, and reimbursement
; and
���� (2)�� require the student to
complete practicum hours, in an amount determined appropriate by the board,
providing nurse scribe services.
���� c.����
As used in this act:
���� �Board� means the New Jersey
Board of Nursing.
���� �Nurse scribe services� means the
provision of documentation assistance provided to a nurse licensed by the New
Jersey Board of Nursing regarding a patient's encounter with the nurse that is
consistent with the scope of the nurse�s licensure.
���� 2.��� The New Jersey Board of
Nursing shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative
Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to carry out the
purposes of this act.
���� 3.��� The act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill requires the New
Jersey Board of Nursing (board), in conjunction with schools of nursing
approved by the board, to establish a Nursing Scribe Program.� Under the
program, the board is directed to authorize schools of nursing approved by the
board to grant academic credit to a nursing student enrolled in the school for
the successful completion of a nurse scribe course.� At a minimum, the course
is to:� (1) provide training and instruction
in electronic medical records documentation and unit workflows,
medical terminology
, the
applicable provisions of the federal �
Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,� and the principles of medical
billing, coding, and reimbursement
; and (2) require the student to
complete practicum hours, in an amount determined appropriate by the board, providing
nurse scribe services
���� The bill defines �nurse scribe
services� to mean the provision of documentation assistance provided to a nurse
licensed by the New Jersey Board of Nursing regarding a patient's encounter
with the nurse that is consistent with the scope of the nurse�s licensure.�
���� It is the sponsor�s belief
that the provisions of the bill will help support and grow the workforce of
nurses in the State.� Under the bill, student nurses will gain valuable
experience working alongside experienced professionals in the field, while existing
nurses will receive much needed clerical assistance, thereby allowing them to
focus more on the clinic aspects of their roles and alleviating some of the
workload strain challenging nurses since the COVID-19 pandemic.��