New Jersey A 3241: Requires DOH to establish partnerships with certain entities to improve emergency response to public health crisis.

Bill Text

A3241 

ASSEMBLY, No. 3241 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman DAN HUTCHISON

District 4 (Atlantic, Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblywoman ALIXON COLLAZOS-GILL

District 27 (Essex and Passaic)

Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Miller

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DOH to establish partnerships with certain 
entities to improve emergency response to public health crisis.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning long-term care facilities and supplementing 
Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� The Commissioner of Health 
shall: 

���� a.���� identify goods and 
services that are critical to the Department of Health�s ability to provide a 
robust emergency response to a public health crisis;

���� b.��� identify partnerships 
that are critical to the Department of Health�s ability to provide a robust 
emergency response to a public health crisis;

���� c.���� establish mechanisms 
for the creation and maintenance of the partnerships described in subsection b. 
of this section;

���� d.��� identify groups that are 
most at-risk during a public health crisis; 

���� e.���� establish and maintain 
institutionalized partnerships with businesses, community groups, governments, health 
care facilities and professionals, industries, universities, and other 
stakeholders that will enable the Department of Health to expand and improve 
its ability to provide a robust emergency response to a public health crisis; 

���� f.���� formulate collaborative 
public health crisis response plans through the partnerships that were formed 
pursuant to this section;

���� g.��� participate in joint 
training and exercises with partners for the execution of collaborative public 
health crisis response plans;� 

���� h.� regularly engage partners 
on topics related to the delivery of services and emergency preparedness; 

���� i.� coordinate with partners 
during nonemergency government operations; and

���� j.� coordinate with other 
local and State agencies and departments to develop a system to share and track 
contacts and partnership activity. 

���� 2.� The Commissioner of Health 
shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the �Administrative 
Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary to 
effectuate the provisions of this act.

���� 3.� This act shall take effect 
immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the 
Department of Health to establish partnerships with certain entities to improve 
emergency response to public health crisis.

���� Under the bill, the 
Commissioner of Health is to: 

���� (1)�� identify goods and 
services that are critical to the Department of Health�s ability to provide a 
robust emergency response to a public health crisis;

���� (2)�� identify partnerships 
that are critical to the Department of Health�s ability to provide a robust 
emergency response to a public health crisis;

���� (3)�� establish mechanisms for 
the creation and maintenance of the partnerships described in the bill;

���� (4)�� identify groups that are 
most at-risk during a public health crisis; 

���� (5)�� establish and maintain 
institutionalized partnerships with businesses, community groups, governments, 
health care facilities and professionals, industries, universities, and other 
stakeholders that will enable the Department of Health to expand and improve 
its ability to provide a robust emergency response to a public health crisis;

���� (6)�� formulate collaborative 
public health crisis response plans through the partnerships that were formed 
pursuant to the bill�s provisions;

���� (7)�� participate in joint 
training and exercises with partners for the execution of collaborative public 
health crisis response plans;� 

���� (8) regularly engage partners 
on topics related to the delivery of services and emergency preparedness; 

���� (9) coordinate with partners 
during nonemergency government operations; and

���� (10) coordinate with other 
local and State agencies and departments to develop a system to share and track 
contacts and partnership activity.�