S 3133 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification examinations to be translated into multiple languages.

This bill requires New Jersey to translate homemaker-home health aide and nursing assistant certification exams into multiple languages, starting with English and Spanish. It directly affects individuals seeking these healthcare certifications, particularly non-English speakers who may face language barriers during testing. The law mandates the Department of Health and the New Jersey Board of Nursing to provide these exams in multiple languages, with no specific additional languages required beyond the minimum. This policy change aims to increase accessibility to healthcare certification pathways without altering exam content or standards.
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Introduced Apr 15, 2024 Last action Apr 15, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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