ASSEMBLY CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 1937

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  june 11, 2018

      The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 1937.

     Under current law, 9-1-1 audio recordings and transcripts are generally considered government records which are available for inspection, copying, and examination by the public under New Jersey’s “Open Public Records Act,” commonly referred to as OPRA.

     This bill would make confidential any part of a 9-1-1 audio recording or transcript that disclosed a person’s health status, medical conditions, health care services or treatments, medical history, genetic information, or current health insurance plan information by excluding it from the definition of a government record.

      This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2018-2019 session pending technical review.  As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.