A 2384 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires DOH to develop Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Health (DOH) to create and maintain a comprehensive Statewide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Plan. The plan must include resource inventories, performance metrics to improve response times and access, regional coordination with county health boards, and specific goals like reducing patient treatment delays and designating trauma centers. It mandates triennial updates and public availability of the plan online, while also addressing training, disaster response teams, and mental health support for EMS personnel. The law directly affects all emergency medical services providers, hospitals, and 911 dispatch centers across New Jersey by setting statewide standards for system coordination and performance.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 28, 2026

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Introduced → Reprint · 5 edits

MODERATE

Bill A2384 moved from its introduced version to a First Reprint as reported by the Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee on May 28, 2026. The committee made minor substantive edits: it narrowed the open-records exemption for trauma center data by removing the common law reference, changed 'such changes' to 'any changes' in the plan update language, and added two new co-sponsors. The bill's overall scope and policy content remain essentially unchanged.

ENFORCEMENT

In subsection c(9), the exemption from open public records access for trauma center designation data was narrowed. The phrase 'or the common law concerning access to government records' was deleted, meaning the data is only shielded under the two specific statutes (C.47:1A-1 et seq. and C.47:1A-5 et al.) and could potentially be subject to common law access claims.

REQUIREMENT

In subsection a, the language 'make such changes to the plan' was changed to 'make any changes to the plan,' slightly broadening the office's authority to modify the Statewide EMS Plan during its triennial review.

SCOPE

Two new Assembly sponsors were added: Assemblyman Sterley S. Stanley (District 18, Middlesex) and Assemblywoman Carol A. Murphy (District 7, Burlington).

TECHNICAL

In subsection c(14), 'disseminating such information' was changed to 'disseminating this information,' a minor clarifying edit.

The entire bill statement section at the end of the document was removed, which is standard when a bill advances from introduction to committee report.

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Committee

May 28, 2026

Committee

Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

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Mar 16, 2026

Committee

Reported and Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee

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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors