STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Permits nursing services in nonpublic schools to be delivered by licensed medical professionals, including licensed practical nurses.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning nursing services in nonpublic schools and amending P.L.1991, c.226.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 3 of P.L.1991, c.226 (C.18A:40-25) is amended to read as follows:
3. Each board of education of a district in which a nonpublic school is located shall:
a. provide nursing services for pupils who are enrolled full-time in the nonpublic school. The services shall include:
(1) assistance with medical examinations, including dental screening;
(2) conducting screening of hearing examinations;
(3) the maintenance of student health records, and notification of local or county health officials of any student who has not been properly immunized; and
(4) conducting examinations of pupils between the ages of 10 and 18 for the condition known as scoliosis.
b. adopt written policies and procedures extending the emergency care provided to public school pupils to those pupils who are enrolled full-time in the nonpublic school who are injured or become ill at school or during participation on a school team or squad.
Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the nursing services provided pursuant to this section may be delivered by a licensed medical professional in the State, to the extent permitted by the licensed medical professional’s scope of practice, including by a licensed practical nurse.
(cf: P.L.1991, c.226, s.3)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that nursing services provided in nonpublic schools may be delivered by a licensed medical professional, to the extent permitted by the licensed medical professional’s scope of practice, including a licensed practical nurse. Current State regulations specify that nursing services in nonpublic schools are to be provided by a registered nurse licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing.