ASSEMBLY, No. 4618
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblyman LOUIS D. GREENWALD
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Benson, Stanley, Atkins, Assemblywomen McKnight, Piperno and Lampitt
SYNOPSIS
Creates online job portal for behavioral health care workers and online internship and externship portal for health care students.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on May 11, 2023, with amendments.
An Act concerning health care and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1[1. As used in this act:
“Behavioral health care” means health care and associated services, which are provided to a patient for the treatment of a mental illness, emotional disorder, or drug or alcohol use that is of mild to moderate severity. “Behavioral health care” shall not include health care that is provided for the treatment of severe mental illness, severe emotional disorder, or severe drug or alcohol use or primary care.]1
1[2.] 1.1 a. 1[(1)]1 The Department of Health shall create, maintain, and update, as appropriate, an online job portal, in the form of an Internet website, which permits in-State employers to post job openings for behavioral health care workers.
1[(2)] As used in this subsection, “behavioral health care” means health care and associated services provided to a patient for the treatment of a mental illness, emotional disorder, or substance use disorder.
b.1 The Department of Health shall create, maintain, and update, as appropriate, 1[a separate] an1 online internship and externship portal, in the form of an Internet website, which permits in-State employers to post internship and externship openings that are eligible to provide academic credits for students who are studying to become a health care professional licensed 1or certified1 under Title 45 of the Revised Statutes 1[or] ,1 to provide credits toward licensure or 1certification, or to provide credits toward1 completion of a 1health care professional training1 program.
1[b. The] c. If necessary, the1 Department of Health may contract with a third-party 1entity1 to develop and administer the online 1behavioral health1 job portal 1[and] , the1 online internship and externship portal 1[as necessary] , or both online portals1 .
1[3.] 2.1 The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
1[4.] 3.1 This act shall take effect immediately.