STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Revises effective date of P.L.2017, c.283, concerning licensure of one-room surgical practices.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning surgical practices and amending P.L.2017, c.283.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 5 of P.L.2017, c.283 is amended to read as follows:
5. [Section 1 of this act shall take effect immediately, and sections 2 and 3 of this] This act shall take effect [one year after the date of enactment] on July 1, 2020, except that the Commissioner of Health may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill revises the effective date of P.L.2017, c.283, which requires certain surgical practices to be licensed by the Department of Health as ambulatory care facilities, to provide that the law will take effect July 1, 2020. As enacted, section 1 of P.L.2017, c.238 took effect January 16, 2018, and sections 2 and 3 of the enactment took effect January 16, 2019. However, because of staff and resource limitations, it appears the department will require additional time to process and take action on licensure applications, which may be disruptive to the provision of surgical services provided through the affected practices. Accordingly, it is the sponsor’s belief that it is necessary and appropriate to toll the effective date of P.L.2017, c.238 to ensure the provisions of that enactment can be met without disrupting access to quality health care for the citizens of New Jersey.