A 2827 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires State and county correctional facilities to offer inmates hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing.

This bill requires New Jersey state and county correctional facilities to offer hepatitis B and C blood testing to all inmates upon the start of their sentence. Inmates would not be required to participate in the testing. The law applies to all facilities housing incarcerated individuals, with testing provided at the beginning of confinement. It does not mandate testing but ensures facilities proactively offer the service.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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