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Bill Text

A3434 1R 

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 3434 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman HEATHER SIMMONS

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

Assemblywoman� MELINDA KANE

District 6 (Burlington and Camden)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Speight

SYNOPSIS

���� Creates "New Jersey Dialysis Patient Support 
Person Accommodation Act."

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As amended by the General Assembly on June 11, 2026.

�� 

An Act concerning patient support person in dialysis 
centers and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.� This act shall be known 
and may be cited as the �New Jersey Dialysis Patient Support Person 
Accommodation Act.�

���� 2.� a.� A dialysis center 
licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) shall permit a patient 
receiving dialysis treatment to be accompanied by a designated support person.

���� b.� The designated support 
person may assist the patient with communication, mobility, and 
decision-making, as necessary to facilitate the patient�s care and treatment.

���� 1c. As 
used in this act, "support person" means a person who is 18 years of 
age or older whom a patient selects to accompany the patient in areas of the dialysis 
center where communication among dialysis center staff, professionals, and 
patients would normally take place.

���� (1) A support person may or 
may not be the patient's next of kin, guardian, or legally authorized 
decision-maker through an advance directive, as authorized by law.

���� (2) A support person shall 
not be authorized to make decisions on behalf of a patient, unless that person 
is the patient's next of kin, guardian, legally authorized decision-maker, or 
health care representative in accordance with an advance directive pursuant to 
the �New Jersey Advance Directives for Health Care Act,� P.L.1991, c.201 
(C.26:2H-53 et al.), or the �New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health 
Care Act,� P.L.2005, c.233 (C.26:2H-102 et al.).

���� (3) A dialysis center shall 
disclose a patient's protected health information to a support person only 
after the patient or the patient's legally authorized decision-maker or health 
care representative provides written consent for the intended disclosure.

���� (4) A patient may name more 
than one support person but shall designate only one such person as the primary 
support person.1

���� 3.� a.� A dialysis center may 
establish and implement reasonable health, safety, and infection control 1[measures] policies 
and procedures1 
governing the presence of support persons, provided that such 1[measures] policies 
and procedures1 
do not unnecessarily restrict or deny access to a support person as permitted 
under section 2 of this act.

���� b.� Each dialysis center shall 
develop and maintain written policies concerning support person access.� 1[The] A summary 
of the1 
policies shall be:

���� (1) posted in a visible 
location within the facility; and

���� (2) made available to 
patients, families, and members of the public upon request.

���� c.� All pertinent dialysis 
center staff shall receive training on the requirements of this act and the 
facility�s policies concerning support person access.

���� 4.� a.� The Department of 
Health shall oversee compliance with the provisions of this act and shall 
investigate complaints alleging a violation.

���� b.� A patient who is denied 
access to a designated support person may file a complaint with the Department 
of Health.

���� c.� A dialysis center that 
fails to comply with the provisions of this act shall be subject to penalties, 
fines, or corrective action orders, as determined by the Department of Health.

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