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Bill Text

A1155 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1155 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman JOE DANIELSEN

District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)

SYNOPSIS

���� Establishes State Parkinson's disease registry.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning Parkinson�s disease and supplementing Title 
26 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� As used in this act:

���� �Advisory committee� means the 
Parkinson�s disease registry advisory committee established pursuant to section 
3 of this act.

���� �Commissioner� means the 
Commissioner of Health. 

���� �Department� means the 
Department of Health.

���� �Health care provider� means a 
health care facility licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.163 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) 
or an individual licensed or certified to practice a health care profession 
pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.

���� �Parkinson�s disease� means a 
chronic and progressive neurologic disorder resulting from deficiency of the 
neurotransmitter dopamine as the consequence of specific degenerative changes 
in the area of the brain called the basal ganglia. Parkinsonisms are related 
movement abnormalities and conditions that may overlap with or evolve from 
Parkinson�s disease.

���� �Registry� means the 
Parkinson�s disease registry established pursuant to section 2 of this act.

���� 2.��� a. The department shall 
establish a Statewide population-based Parkinson's disease registry.

���� b.��� The department shall 
collect data on the incidence of Parkinson's disease within the State. The 
registry, data collection, and dissemination of information shall be under the 
direction of the commissioner, who may enter into contracts, grants, or other agreements 
as are necessary for the conduct of the registry.

���� c.���� (1) In consultation 
with the advisory committee, the department shall establish a system for the 
collection and dissemination of information concerning the incidence and 
prevalence of Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonisms. The system shall be 
designed in a way that prevents the inclusion of duplicate registry records for 
a single individual.

���� (2)�� Subject to the 
provisions of subsection e. of this section, all cases of Parkinson�s disease 
that are diagnosed or treated in the State, including cases of Parkinson�s 
disease that were diagnosed prior to the effective date of this act, shall be 
reported to the department in a form and manner as the department requires.

���� (3)�� The department shall 
establish, review, and revise as needed a list of mandatory and advisory data 
points for the purposes of reporting Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonisms 
under this section. Such list shall include, but not be limited to, necessary 
triggering diagnostic conditions, consistent with the latest International 
Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, and 
resulting case data including, but not limited to, diagnosis, treatment,� and� 
survival;� and� may� include� appropriate� patient

demographic information concerning 
the individual�s age, gender, race, and ethnicity, to the extent the individual 
chooses to disclose such demographic information.

���� d.��� Subject to the 
provisions of subsection e. of this section, a health care provider that 
diagnoses an individual with Parkinson�s disease or Parkinsonisms or that is 
the primary treatment provider for an individual diagnosed with Parkinson's 
disease or Parkinsonisms shall report each unique case of Parkinson's disease 
or Parkinsonisms to the registry. The department may enter into data sharing 
contracts with data reporting entities and associated electronic medical record 
systems vendors to securely and confidentially receive information related to 
Parkinson's disease testing, diagnosis, and treatment.

���� e.���� An individual may opt 
out of the registry at any time by providing a written opt-out form to the 
health care provider seeking to enroll the individual in the registry, or by 
submitting a request to the department to be removed from, or not to be 
included in, the registry. The department shall develop a written opt-out 
request form for use by health care providers for the purposes of this 
paragraph, and shall establish a written or online opt-out request form for 
requests submitted directly to the department. If an individual chooses not to 
participate in the registry, the only required information to be collected 
shall be the incidence of Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonisms, and no further 
data shall be reported to the registry for that individual. At such time as a 
health care provider seeks to enroll an individual in the registry, the health 
care provider shall provide the individual with written notice, in a form and 
manner developed by the depart