STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT
District 31 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Diegnan
SYNOPSIS
Permits certified nurse aides to be employed as personal care assistants.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning certified nurse aides and personal care assistants, and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A health care facility, licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), shall be permitted to employ a certified or conditionally certified nurse aide in the capacity of a personal care assistant.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill allows a licensed health care facility to be permitted to employ a certified or conditionally certified nurse aide (CNA) in the capacity of a personal care assistant.