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S4068 • 2026

Requires manufacturer of recalled medical devices to provide replacement device or pay for replacement device under certain circumstances.

Requires manufacturer of recalled medical devices to provide replacement device or pay for replacement device under certain circumstances.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Cryan, Joseph P.
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires manufacturer of recalled medical devices to provide replacement device or pay for replacement device under certain circumstances.

Requires manufacturer of recalled medical devices to provide replacement device or pay for replacement device under certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires manufacturer of recalled medical devices to provide replacement device or pay for replacement device under certain circumstances.
  • Topic: Commerce Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-04 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires manufacturer of recalled medical devices to provide replacement device or pay for replacement device under certain circumstances.
Topic:
Commerce
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S4068

SENATE, No. 4068

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 4, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JOSEPH P. CRYAN

District 20 (Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires manufacturer of recalled medical devices to
provide replacement device or pay for replacement device under certain
circumstances.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act
concerning medical device manufacturers and
supplementing Title 56 of the Revised Statutes.�

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

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this act:

���� "Manufacturer"
means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or assembling medical
devices.

���� "Medical device" or
"device" means a "device" as defined in subsection (h) of
section 201 of the "Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act," 52 Stat.
1040, (21 U.S.C. s.321).�

���� b.��� If a recall is issued
that requires a consumer to stop using a medical device or to return a medical
device to the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall provide a replacement
medical device to a consumer at no cost, or, if no replacement is available
from the manufacturer, purchase a replacement medical device available from
another manufacturer for the consumer.� A manufacturer shall comply with the
provisions of this subsection as soon as practicable but no later than 30 days
after the recall is issued.�

���� c.���� A violation of
subsection b. of this section shall be an unlawful practice pursuant to
P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.).

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.�

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires a
manufacturer of a recalled medical device to provide a replacement device or
pay for a replacement device under certain circumstances.�

���� Under the provisions of this
bill, if a recall is issued that requires a consumer to stop using a medical
device or to return a medical device to the manufacturer, the manufacturer is
to provide a replacement medical device to a consumer at no cost, or, if no
replacement is available from the manufacturer, to purchase a replacement
medical device available from another manufacturer for the consumer.� The bill
provides that a manufacturer is to comply with the provisions of this section
as soon as practicable but no later than 30 days after the recall is issued.�

���� The bill defines
�manufacturer� to mean a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or
assembling medical devices.

���� A violation of the bill�s
provisions is an unlawful practice under the consumer fraud act, P.L.1960, c.39
(C.56:8-1 et seq.).� An unlawful practice is punishable by a monetary penalty
of not more

than $10,000 for a first offense
and not more than $20,000 for any subsequent offense.� In addition, a violation
can result in cease and desist orders issued by the Attorney General, the
assessment of punitive damages, and the awarding of treble damages and costs to
the injured.