Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblyman JOHN ARMATO
District 2 (Atlantic)
Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Simonsen, McClellan and Assemblywoman McKnight
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOH to continuously publish total number of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities and veterans' homes.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning coronavirus disease 2019 deaths in long-term care facilities and veterans' homes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section:
"Long-term care facility" means a nursing home, assisted living residence, comprehensive personal care home, residential health care facility, or dementia care home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.).
"Veterans' home" means the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home - Menlo Park, the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home - Vineland, and the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home - Paramus.
b. Notwithstanding the provision of any executive order or law to the contrary, the Internet website of the Department of Health shall display, at all times:
(1) the total number of COVID-19 deaths of employees and residents of long-term care facilities and veterans' homes in this State since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
(2) the total number of new daily COVID-19 deaths of employees and residents of long-term care facilities and veterans' homes in this State.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire 365 days following the end of both the state of emergency and the public health emergency declared in response to the coronavirus disease 2019.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of Health (DOH) to continuously publish total number of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities and veterans' homes.
Under the bill, the Internet website of the Department of Health is to display, at all times: (1) the total number of COVID-19 deaths of employees and residents of long-term care facilities and veterans' homes in this State since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) the total number of new daily COVID-19 deaths of employees and residents of long-term care facilities and veterans' homes in this State.
The bill defines "long-term care facility" to mean a nursing home, assisted living residence, comprehensive personal care home, residential health care facility, or dementia care home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Veterans' home" means the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home - Menlo Park, the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home - Vineland, and the New Jersey Veterans' Memorial Home - Paramus.