S 1108 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires all hospitals with maternity departments to maintain Baby-Friendly and Mother-Friendly designations.

This bill requires all New Jersey hospitals offering inpatient maternity services to maintain two specific certifications: a Baby-Friendly Hospital designation from Baby-Friendly USA and a Mother-Friendly Hospital designation from the Improving Birth Coalition. Hospitals must hold both designations as a condition for continuing to provide maternity care, beginning two years after the law takes effect. The law directly affects hospitals with maternity departments by mandating these certifications to maintain their maternity services. It does not alter medical practices but sets new administrative requirements tied to hospital licensing for maternity care. The bill is procedural, focusing on certification standards rather than clinical protocols.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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