A 6191 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Creates "New Jersey Dialysis Patient Support Person Accommodation Act."

This bill (A6191) requires New Jersey dialysis centers to allow patients to have a designated support person present during treatment for assistance with communication, mobility, or decision-making. It mandates that centers establish reasonable health and safety policies for support persons (without unnecessary restrictions), post these policies visibly, and train staff on them. The New Jersey Department of Health will enforce the law, investigate complaints from patients denied support persons, and impose penalties on non-compliant centers. The law directly affects dialysis patients and centers statewide, effective immediately upon enactment.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 8, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
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