LEGISLATION
Political Updates:
- Legislature is in full session.
Legislation Watch:
S2981 Establishes initiatives related to nurses
- Introduced in Senate Health-
- Codifies NJ Nursing Emotional Wellbeing Institute (NJ NEW)
- $$ for Transition into practice hospital programs
- Mandates surveys for HHA, CAN, LPN, RN, APN
- Increase $$ to NJCC
S4001- moves CNA to NJBON
S4034- Nurse Practitioner preceptor tax credits
S4028-Nursing School Expansion Grant
A1974/S3022 Patient Protection and Safe Staffing
- Introduced in Senate Health
- Introduced in Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
A2289/S2635 Establishes certain protections for health care professionals who receive behavioral health care and apply for State licensure
- Introduced in Senate Health
- Introduced in Assembly Regulated Professions
A3308/S818 Requires Division of Consumer Affairs to hire staff to alleviate professional license application backlog; appropriates $10,000,000 in fiscal years 2027, 2028, and 2029.
- Introduced in Senate Commerce and referred to Senate Budget
- Introduced in Assembly Regulated Professions
A2474 Nurse Title Protection
- Introduced and referred to Assembly Regulated Professions
A4160 Establishes Chief Nurse in NJDOH
- Introduced in Assembly Health passed on 5/11
- Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform & Federal Relations
NJBON
- All NJ Board of Nursing positions for one LPN and two public members remain unfilled.
- NJBON subcommittee reviewing a proposed rule to add procedures to the APN joint protocols. Nursing Organizations including NJSNA have sent letters opposing this proposal. NJBON sent proposed rule to the Attorney’ General’s (AG) office for legal opinion. Still waiting for a response from AG’s office. However, we have a new AG and are not sure if it is on her agenda.
Collaboration with the American Nurses Association (ANA):
- Attended Quarterly Open Business Meetings
- Attended Quarterly CEO session with ANA CEO
- Attended ANA PAC Leadership Society Meetings
- Attended ANA ESREC Meeting (Eastern Seaboard Regional Executive Committee
- Attended ANA Hill Day and ANA Membership Assembly
Collaboration with other organizations:
NJSNA continues to network with and provide valuable input into the following:
- NJ Business and Industry Health Care Policy Committee
- Jersey Renews
- Consortium of New Jersey Nurse Educators
- ONL NJ Legislation and Advocacy Committee
- Rutgers University School of Nursing Advisory Committee
- Kean University School of Nursing Advisory Committee
- Felician University School of Nursing Advisory Committee
- Thomas Edison State University Advisory Committee
- Seton Hall University School of Nursing Dean Advisory Council
- New Jersey Collaborating Center
- New Jersey Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- New Jersey State School Nurses
- New Jersey Nursing Students
- Nurses Service Organization (NSO) Insurance Company
- Lorna Breen Caring for Caregivers NJ Executive Committee
- Nursing Coalition Group
- Society of Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses
- NJ Chapter American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- NJ Health Cares about Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Collaborative
Meetings attended:
- Presented on Nursing Issues Podcast with Dr. Brenda Marshall at Montclair University
- Attended Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Beta Chi Chapter Induction Ceremony
- Attended Assemblywoman Tenille McCoy’s Political Fundraiser
- Attended Chi Eta Phi Northeast Region Conference
- Presented Legislation and Advocacy at the NJ American Psychiatric Nurses Association at their annual conference.
- Attended HCM SNAP Meeting re State Nurses publication
- Attended Seton Hall College of Nursing Haley Awards
- Attended American Association of Indian Nurses Chapter 2 Nurses Week Celebration
- Attended Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger Political Fundraiser
- Attended Rutgers School of Nursing Convocation
- Attended NJSNA Region 6 Annual Meeting
- Attended the INPAC fundraising event
- Attended Ocean County Vocation Technical School Career Day
