STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 3901

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator POU)

ADOPTED: APRIL 13, 2020

      This floor amendment limits the provisions of the bill to the period of the Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency declared by the Governor in Executive Order 103 of 2020.  In addition, the amendment provides that any license, certificate of registration, or certification reactivated pursuant to the provisions of the bill may be activated only temporarily, for such period as deemed necessary by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs.  The amendment also waives compliance by any individual granted a license, certificate of registration, or certification pursuant to this section with liability insurance required by statute or regulation, for acts or omissions undertaken in the course of providing health care services in support of the State’s response to the declared emergency.  Lastly, the amendment makes certain other technical changes.